Bullinger Companion Bible Notes - 2 King 2:23

Bullinger Companion Bible Notes - 2 King 2:23 - 2:23

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Bullinger Companion Bible Notes - 2 King 2:23 - 2:23

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2:23 - 2:23
2:24 - 2:24

Beth-el. One of the seats of Israel's calf-worship (1Ki_12:26-30).

little children = young men. Hebrew. na'ar. Used of Isaac (twenty-eight years old); Joseph (thirty-nine); Rehoboam (forty).

Go up, &c. An open insult, avenged by Elisha's God in a way suited for that dispensation, though not for this. "Go up" may have referred to Elijah's translation; and thus, a blasphemous insult outraging Jehovah's own act.

bald head. Baldness premature. Elisha lived fifty years longer (2Ki_13:14).

go up, &c. Figure of speech Epizeuxis. App-6.