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John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:13

2Ki 2:13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; Ver. 13. The mantle of Elisah that fell from him. ] This, Elijah let go - the rest of his clothes likely were consumed - ut mundi vestimenta in mundo dimittens, saith Jerome, as showing that in heaven there was no need of clothes. This mantle Elisha gladly took up, not only as a good amends for his own clothes which he had rent in two pieces, 2Ki 2:12 but also as a memorial of his... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:14

2Ki 2:14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where [is] the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over. Ver. 14. Where is the Lord God of Elijah? ] These are words of invocation and faith, rather than of doubt and of diffidence. Some render it, Where is the Lord God of Elijah, even He? and make Aph-hu - even He - to be one of God’s attributes. See Weemse’s "Exposition of the... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:15

2Ki 2:15 And when the sons of the prophets which [were] to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. Ver. 15. Which were to view at Jericho, ] i.e., At a convenient distance betwixt Jericho and Jordan. Bowed themselves to the ground before him. ] As acknowledging him now to be their chief instructor. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:16

2Ki 2:16 And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. Ver. 16. And they said unto him, Behold now, &c. ] They would do nothing without Elisha’s consent, whom now they looked upon as their new master. The Popish padres require blind obedience of their novices;... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:17

2Ki 2:17 And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not. Ver. 17. He said, Send. ] Since you have such a mind to it; though you are sure to lose your labour, But found him not. ] Tired with three days’ search, they turn back as wise as they went. Some men are best satisfied when they have wearied themselves in their own ways. Nothing will teach them wit but disappointments. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:18

2Ki 2:18 And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? Ver. 18. Did not I say unto you, Go not? ] The uncounsellable are commonly unhappy in their attempts. read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:19

2Ki 2:19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city [is] pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water [is] naught, and the ground barren. Ver. 19. Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city, &c. ] Say we so of such places, though never so pleasant, as have not the word and sacraments - those waters of life - purely and powerfully administered in them: and seek remedy. But the water is naught, and the ground barren. ] Heb., Making to... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:20

2Ki 2:20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought [it] to him. Ver. 20. And he said, Bring me, &c. ] Jericho is now become a receptacle of prophets; it is reason that any place should fare the better for the presence of such. A new cruse, ] Whereby it might appear that the miracle was not wrought by virtue of anything that had been in it before. And put salt therein. ] Salt was more likely to make the waters brackish, than to sweeten them. Salsum in... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:21

2Ki 2:21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren [land]. Ver. 21. And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there. ] Not into the channel, but into the spring. So must we, if we would be healed, cast the salt of mortification into our hearts, those fountains of speeches and actions. The Paracelsian holdeth that there... read more

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John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:22

2Ki 2:22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake. Ver. 22. So the waters were healed. ] By Elisha; who was willing to gratify his hosts of Jericho, to remunerate their courtesy, and to convert them "from dumb idols to the living and true God." read more

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:13

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:14

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:15

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:16

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:17

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:18

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:19

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:20

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:21

John Trapp Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 2:22

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