Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - 2 King 2:12

Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - 2 King 2:12 - 2:12

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Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - 2 King 2:12 - 2:12

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2:23 - 2:23

Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father - that is, spiritual father, as the pupils of the prophets are called their sons.

the chariot of Israel, and the horseman thereof - that is, that as earthly kingdoms are dependent for their defense and glory upon warlike preparations, there a single prophet had done more for the preservation and prosperity of Israel than all her chariots and horsemen.

took hold of his own clothes and rent them - in token of his grief for his loss.