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2 Kings 2

2 R. 2:12 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And Elisha
'Eliysha` (Hebrew #477)
Elisha, the famous prophet
KJV usage: Elisha.
Pronounce: el-ee-shaw'
Origin: contracted for 474.
saw
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
it, and he cried
tsa`aq (Hebrew #6817)
to shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly)
KJV usage: X at all, call together, cry (out), gather (selves) (together).
Pronounce: tsaw-ak'
Origin: a primitive root
e, My father
'ab (Hebrew #1)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)
KJV usage: chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in "Abi-".
Pronounce: awb
Origin: a primitive word
, my father
'ab (Hebrew #1)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application)
KJV usage: chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal. Compare names in "Abi-".
Pronounce: awb
Origin: a primitive word
, the chariot
rekeb (Hebrew #7393)
a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
KJV usage: chariot, (upper) millstone, multitude (from the margin), wagon.
Pronounce: reh'-keb
Origin: from 7392
of Israel
Yisra'el (Hebrew #3478)
from 8280 and 410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
Pronounce: yis-raw-ale'
, and the horsemen
parash (Hebrew #6571)
a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting (compare 5483)); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e. (collectively) cavalry
KJV usage: horseman.
Pronounce: paw-rawsh'
Origin: from 6567
thereof. And he saw
ra'ah (Hebrew #7200)
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)
KJV usage: advise self, appear, approve, behold, X certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, X indeed, X joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, X be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), X sight of others, (e-)spy, stare, X surely, X think, view, visions.
Pronounce: raw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
him no more: and he took hold
chazaq (Hebrew #2388)
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
KJV usage: aid, amend, X calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.
Pronounce: khaw-zak'
Origin: a primitive root
of his own clothes
beged (Hebrew #899)
a covering, i.e. clothing; also treachery or pillage
KJV usage: apparel, cloth(-es, ing), garment, lap, rag, raiment, robe, X very (treacherously), vesture, wardrobe.
Pronounce: behg'-ed
Origin: from 898
, and rent
qara` (Hebrew #7167)
to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
KJV usage: cut out, rend, X surely, tear.
Pronounce: kaw-rah'
Origin: a primitive root
them in two
shnayim (Hebrew #8147)
feminine shttayim {shet-tah'-yim}; two; also (as ordinal) twofold
KJV usage: both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
Pronounce: shen-ah'-yim
Origin: dual of 8145
pieces
qera` (Hebrew #7168)
a rag
KJV usage: piece, rag.
Pronounce: keh'-rah
Origin: from 7167
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saw it.
My father.
2 R. 13:14• 14Estaba Eliseo enfermo de aquella su enfermedad de que murió. Y descendió á él Joas rey de Israel, y llorando delante de él, dijo: Padre mío, padre mío, carro de Israel y su gente de á caballo! (2 R. 13:14)
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Job 22:30• 30El libertará la isla del inocente; Y por la limpieza de tus manos será librada. (Job 22:30)
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Pr. 11:11• 11Por la bendición de los rectos la ciudad será engrandecida: Mas por la boca de los impíos ella será trastornada. (Pr. 11:11)
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Ec. 7:19• 19La sabiduría fortifica al sabio más que diez poderosos la ciudad en que fueron. (Ec. 7:19)
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Ec. 9:16‑18• 16Entonces dije yo: Mejor es la sabiduría que la fortaleza; aunque la ciencia del pobre sea menospreciada, y no sean escuchadas sus palabras.
17Las palabras del sabio con reposo son oídas, más que el clamor del señor entre los necios.
18Mejor es la sabiduría que las armas de guerra; mas un pecador destruye mucho bien.
(Ec. 9:16‑18)
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Is. 37:4,15,21• 4Quizá oirá Jehová tu Dios las palabras de Rabsaces, al cual envió el rey de Asiria su señor á blasfemar al Dios vivo, y á reprender con las palabras que oyó Jehová tu Dios: alza pues oración tú por las reliquias que aun han quedado.
15Entonces Ezechîas oró á Jehová, diciendo:
21Entonces Isaías hijo de Amoz, envió á decir á Ezechîas: Jehová Dios de Israel dice así: Acerca de lo que me rogaste sobre Sennachêrib rey de Asiria,
(Is. 37:4,15,21)
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Hch. 27:24• 24Diciendo: Pablo, no temas; es menester que seas presentado delante de César; y he aquí, Dios te ha dado todos los que navegan contigo. (Hch. 27:24)
he saw him.
Pr. 30:4• 4¿Quién subió al cielo, y descendió? ¿Quién encerró los vientos en sus puños? ¿ Quién ató las aguas en un paño? ¿Quién afirmó todos los términos de la tierra? ¿Cuál es su nombre, y el nombre de su hijo, si sabes? (Pr. 30:4)
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Mr. 16:19• 19Y el Señor, después que les habló, fué recibido arriba en el cielo, y sentóse á la diestra de Dios. (Mr. 16:19)
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Lc. 2:15• 15Y aconteció que como los ángeles se fueron de ellos al cielo, los pastores dijeron los unos á los otros: Pasemos pues hasta Bethlehem, y veamos esto que ha sucedido, que el Señor nos ha manifestado. (Lc. 2:15)
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Lc. 24:51• 51Y aconteció que bendiciéndolos, se fué de ellos; y era llevado arriba al cielo. (Lc. 24:51)
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Jn. 3:13• 13Y nadie subió al cielo, sino el que descendió del cielo, el Hijo del hombre, que está en el cielo. (Jn. 3:13)
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Hch. 1:9• 9Y habiendo dicho estas cosas, viéndo lo ellos, fué alzado; y una nube le recibió y le quitó de sus ojos. (Hch. 1:9)
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2 Co. 5:2,4• 2Y por esto también gemimos, deseando ser sobrevestidos de aquella nuestra habitación celestial;
4Porque asimismo los que estamos en este tabernáculo, gemimos agravados; porque no quisiéramos ser desnudados; sino sobrevestidos, para que lo mortal sea absorbido por la vida.
(2 Co. 5:2,4)
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Ef. 4:8• 8Por lo cual dice: Subiendo á lo alto, llevó cautiva la cautividad, Y dió dones á los hombres. (Ef. 4:8)
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Ap. 11:12• 12Y oyeron una grande voz del cielo, que les decía: Subid acá. Y subieron al cielo en una nube, y sus enemigos los vieron. (Ap. 11:12)
rent them.
 Elisha cries out, “My father!” thus showing that he according to the word of Elijah had seen his patron going up to heaven. (Elisha, the Servant: 2 Kings 2-3 by H.L. Rossier)
 “The chariot of Israel!” This exclamation again proves how much all this scene in type presents to us Christ as the great prophet of Israel and not as the Savior in relation to the Church. It is as Prophet, as the true Sent One, the true Messiah, the true Israel, that He is sent into the heavens here. (Elisha, the Servant: 2 Kings 2-3 by H.L. Rossier)
 Elisha tears his own garments in two. They will henceforth serve him no longer, for he possesses Elijah’s mantle, the double portion of his spirit. It is in this power that he will walk in the midst of Israel. May it be likewise with us! May we tear up our old garment after having put on Christ, that we may present Him in testimony to the world! (Elisha, the Servant: 2 Kings 2-3 by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father! the chariot of Israel and the horsemen thereof! And he saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own garments and rent them in two pieces.