Verse

2 Kings 13:20

A church father on this verse
His disciples, the sons of the prophets, buried him. It seems that Joash accompanied him to his grave, because he had stayed beside him at the time of his illness and had showed a deep love for him, weeping before him and composing lamentations for his death. It also seems that the prophet Hosea took his place and rul…
Ephrem the Syrian, 4th c. — ON THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 13:20
Original

20And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.

Modern

Preparing…

Teens

Preparing…

Kids

Preparing…

In context

18And he said, Take the arrows. And he took them. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.

19And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria but thrice.

2 Kings 13:20

21And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

22But Hazael king of Syria oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz.

Read all of 2 Kings 13