Adam Clarke Commentary - 2 King 2:12

Adam Clarke Commentary - 2 King 2:12 - 2:12

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Adam Clarke Commentary - 2 King 2:12 - 2:12

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2:9 - 2:9
2:10 - 2:10
2:11 - 2:11
2:12 - 2:12
2:13 - 2:13
2:14 - 2:14
2:15 - 2:15
2:16 - 2:16
2:17 - 2:17
2:19 - 2:19
2:21 - 2:21
2:23 - 2:23

The chariot of Israel and the horsemen thereof - The Chaldee translates these words thus: “My master, my master! who, by thy intercession, wast of more use to Israel than horses and chariots.” This is probably the sense.

In the Book of Ecclesiasticus 48:1, etc., the fiery horses and chariot are considered as an emblem of that burning zeal which Elijah manifested in the whole of his ministry: “Then stood up Elijah the prophet as fire, and his word burned as a lamp,” etc.

And rent them in two pieces - As a sign of sorrow for having lost so good and glorious a master.