2 Reyes 13:14

14 Última profecía de Eliseo
Cuando Eliseo cayó enfermo de muerte, el rey Yoás de Israel fue a visitarlo y lloró sobre él diciendo:
—¡Padre mío! ¡Padre mío! ¡Veo los carros de Israel con sus conductores!

2 Reyes 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 Reyes 13:14 In-Context

12 Los demás acontecimientos del reinado de Yoás y todo lo que hizo, incluso el alcance de su poder y su guerra contra el rey Amasías de Judá, están registrados en

13 Cuando Yoás murió, lo enterraron en Samaria con los reyes de Israel. Luego su hijo Jeroboam II lo sucedió en el trono.

14 Última profecía de Eliseo
Cuando Eliseo cayó enfermo de muerte, el rey Yoás de Israel fue a visitarlo y lloró sobre él diciendo:
—¡Padre mío! ¡Padre mío! ¡Veo los carros de Israel con sus conductores!

15 Eliseo le dijo:
—Consigue un arco y algunas flechas.
Y el rey hizo lo que se le indicó.

16 Luego Eliseo le dijo:
—Pon tu mano sobre el arco.
Eliseo puso sus dos manos sobre las manos del rey.