2 Reyes 13:14

Muerte de Eliseo

14 Cuando Eliseo cayó enfermo de muerte, Joás, rey de Israel, fue a verlo. Echándose sobre él, lloró y exclamó:—¡Padre mío, padre mío, carro y fuerza conductora de Israel!

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 Joás, y todo lo que hizo y su poderío, incluso la guerra que sostuvo contra Amasías, rey de Judá, están escritos en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Israel.

13 Joás murió y fue sepultado con sus antepasados en Samaria con los reyes de Israel. Y Jeroboán lo sucedió en el trono.

14 Cuando Eliseo cayó enfermo de muerte, Joás, rey de Israel, fue a verlo. Echándose sobre él, lloró y exclamó:—¡Padre mío, padre mío, carro y fuerza conductora de Israel!

15 Eliseo le dijo:—Consigue un arco y varias flechas.Joás así lo hizo.

16 Luego Eliseo le dijo:—Empuña el arco.Cuando el rey empuñó el arco, Eliseo puso las manos sobre las del rey