Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the sons of the prophets, at Jericho, who were over against him, seeing it, said: The spirit of Elias hath rested upon Eliseus. And coming to meet him, they worshipped him, falling to the ground. to view 2 Kings 2:7 And fifty men, of the sons of the prophets, followed them, and stood in sight, at a distance: but they two stood by the Jordan. The spirit Numbers 11:25-29 And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spoke to him, taking away of the spirit that was in Moses, and giving to the seventy men. And when the spirit had rested on them they prophesied, nor did they cease afterwards. . . . Numbers 27:20 And thou shalt give him precepts in the sight of all, and part of thy glory, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may hear him. Joshua 3:7 And the Lord said to Joshua: This day will I begin to exalt thee before Israel: that they may know that as I was with Moses, so I am with thee also. Isaiah 11:2 And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him: the spirit of wisdom, and of understanding, the spirit of counsel, and of fortitude, the spirit of knowledge, and of godliness. Isaiah 59:21 This is my covenant with them, saith the Lord: My spirit that is in thee, and my words that I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever. John 15:26,27 But when the Paraclete cometh, whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceedeth from the Father, he shall give testimony of me. . . . Acts 1:8 But you shall receive the power of the Holy Ghost coming upon you, and you shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the uttermost part of the earth. 2 Corinthians 12:9 And he said to me: My grace is sufficient for thee: for power is made perfect in infirmity. Gladly therefore will I glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may dwell in me. 1 Peter 4:14 If you be reproached for the name of Christ, you shall be blessed: for that which is of the honour, glory and power of God, and that which is his Spirit resteth upon you. bowed 2 Kings 2:19 And the men of the city, said to Eliseus . Behold the situation of this city is very good, as thou, my lord, seest: but the waters are very bad, and the ground barren. 2 Kings 4:1-4,37 Now a certain woman of the wives of the prophets, cried to Eliseus, saying: Thy servant, my husband, is dead, and thou knowest that thy servant was one that feared God, and behold the creditor is come to take away my two sons to serve him. . . . 2 Kings 6:1-7 And the sons of the prophets said to Eliseus: Behold, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for us. . . . Joshua 4:14 In that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel, that they should fear him, as they had feared Moses, while he lived. Context Elisha Succeeds Elijah15And the sons of the prophets, at Jericho, who were over against him, seeing it, said: The spirit of Elias hath rested upon Eliseus. And coming to meet him, they worshipped him, falling to the ground.16And they said to him: Behold, there are with thy servants, fifty strong men, that can go, and seek thy master, lest, perhaps, the spirit of the Lord, hath taken him up and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said: Do not send.… Cross References 1 Kings 19:16 And thou shalt anoint Jehu, the son of Namsi, to be king over Israel: and Eliseus, the son of Saphat, of Abelmeula, thou shalt anoint to be prophet in thy room. 2 Kings 2:7 And fifty men, of the sons of the prophets, followed them, and stood in sight, at a distance: but they two stood by the Jordan. Lexicon When the sonsבְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son of the prophets הַנְּבִיאִ֤ים (han·nə·ḇî·’îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet who [were] אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that facing him מִנֶּ֔גֶד (min·ne·ḡeḏ) Preposition-m Strong's Hebrew 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before from Jericho בִּֽירִיחוֹ֙ (bî·rî·ḥōw) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3405: Jericho -- a city in the Jordan Valley captured by Joshua saw what had happened, וַיִּרְאֻ֨הוּ (way·yir·’u·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see they said, וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “The spirit ר֥וּחַ (rū·aḥ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit of Elijah אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ (’ê·lî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 452: Elijah -- 'Yah is God', a well-known prophet of Israel, also three other Israelites rests נָ֛חָה (nā·ḥāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 5117: To rest, settle down on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against Elisha.” אֱלִישָׁ֑ע (’ĕ·lî·šā‘) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 477: Elisha -- 'God is salvation', a well-known Israelite prophet And they went וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go to meet him לִקְרָאת֔וֹ (liq·rā·ṯōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7125: Against he come, help, meet, seek, to, in the way and bowed down וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ (way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7812: To depress, prostrate to the ground אָֽרְצָה׃ (’ā·rə·ṣāh) Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 776: Earth, land before him. ל֖וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew Additional Translations When the sons of the prophets who were facing him from Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah does rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. And when the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho over against him 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. And the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho on the opposite side saw him, and said, The spirit of Eliu has rested upon Elisaie. And they came to meet him, and did obeisance to him to the ground. And the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho on the opposite side saw him, and they said, The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him, And when the sons of the prophets which were at Jericho over against him 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. And when the sons of the prophets who 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. When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho over against him saw him, they said, "The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha." They came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. And they see him -- the sons of the prophets who are in Jericho -- over-against, and they say, 'Rested hath the spirit of Elijah on Elisha;' and they come to meet him, and bow themselves to him to the earth, Jump to Previous Bow Bowed Company Earth Elijah Eli'jah Elisha Eli'sha Facing Ground Jericho Meet Opposite Over-Against Prophets Rest Rested Resting Rests Side Spirit Themselves View Watching WayJump to Next Bow Bowed Company Earth Elijah Eli'jah Elisha Eli'sha Facing Ground Jericho Meet Opposite Over-Against Prophets Rest Rested Resting Rests Side Spirit Themselves View Watching WayExternal Links 2 Kings 2:15 NIV2 Kings 2:15 NLT 2 Kings 2:15 ESV 2 Kings 2:15 NASB 2 Kings 2:15 ASV 2 Kings 2:15 Bible Apps 2 Kings 2:15 Biblia Paralela 2 Kings 2:15 Chinese Bible 2 Kings 2:15 French Bible 2 Kings 2:15 German Bible Alphabetical: And at before bowed came company Elijah Elisha from ground him is Jericho meet Now of on opposite prophets resting rests said saw sons spirit The themselves they to watching went were when who OT History: 2 Kings 2:15 When the sons of the prophets who (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |