Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - 2 King 2:9

Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - 2 King 2:9 - 2:9

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Jamieson Fausset Brown Commentary - 2 King 2:9 - 2:9

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2:9 - 2:9
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2:16 - 2:16
2:19 - 2:19
2:20 - 2:20
2:23 - 2:23

Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee - trusting either that it would be in his power to bequeath it, or that God, at his entreaty, would grant it.

let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me - This request was not, as is commonly supposed, for the power of working miracles exceeding the magnitude and number of his master’s, nor does it mean a higher endowment of the prophetic spirit; for Elisha was neither superior to, nor perhaps equally great with, his predecessor. But the phrase, “a double portion,” was applied to the first-born [Deu 21:17], and therefore Elisha’s request was, simply, to be heir to the prophetic office and gifts of his master.