2 Reis 13:14

14 Estando Eliseu doente da enfermidade de que morreu, Jeoás, rei de Israel, desceu a ele e, chorando sobre ele exclamou: Meu pai, meu pai! carro de Israel, e seus cavaleiros!

2 Reis 13:14 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 13:14

Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died,
&c.] The prophets do not live for ever; this sickness was unto death; Elisha died, and was not translated as Elijah was:

and Joash the king came down unto him;
from his palace to the prophet's house, to visit him in his sickness; which was an instance of great condescension and respect, and especially in a wicked prince that could not be reformed by him:

and wept over his face;
held his head over him, and wept, perceiving he was near his end, and sensible that his death would be a public loss; the nation having often reaped the benefit of his prayers, though his counsel and advice were neglected and despised:

and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the
horsemen thereof;
the same words Elisha said to Elijah, as he went up to heaven, which very probably Joash had heard of; (See Gill on 2 Kings 2:12), and here, as there, the Targum is,

``my master, my master, who was better to Israel by his prayers than chariots and horsemen.''

2 Reis 13:14 In-Context

12 Ora, o restante dos atos de Jeoás, e tudo quanto fez, e o seu poder, com que pelejou contra Amazias, rei de Judá, porventura não estão escritos no livro das crônicas dos reis de Israel?

13 Jeoás dormiu com seus pais, e Jeroboão se assentou no seu trono. Jeoás foi sepultado em Samária, junto aos reis de Israel.

14 Estando Eliseu doente da enfermidade de que morreu, Jeoás, rei de Israel, desceu a ele e, chorando sobre ele exclamou: Meu pai, meu pai! carro de Israel, e seus cavaleiros!

15 E Eliseu lhe disse: Toma um arco e flechas. E ele tomou um arco e flechas.

16 Então Eliseu disse ao rei de Israel: Põe a mão sobre o arco. E ele o fez. Eliseu pôs as suas mãos sobre as do rei,