2 Re 13:14

14 Or Eliseo cadde malato di quella malattia che lo dovea condurre alla morte; e Joas, re d’Israele, scese a trovarlo, pianse su lui, e disse: "Padre mio, padre mio! Carro d’Israele e sua cavalleria!".

2 Re 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 Re 13:14 In-Context

12 Il rimanente delle azioni di Joas, e tutto quello che fece, e il valore coi quale combatté contro Amatsia re di Giuda, sono cose scritte nel libro delle Cronache dei re d’Israele.

13 Joas si addormentò coi suoi padri, e Geroboamo salì sul trono di lui. E Joas fu sepolto a Samaria coi re d’Israele.

14 Or Eliseo cadde malato di quella malattia che lo dovea condurre alla morte; e Joas, re d’Israele, scese a trovarlo, pianse su lui, e disse: "Padre mio, padre mio! Carro d’Israele e sua cavalleria!".

15 Ed Eliseo gli disse: "Prendi un arco e delle frecce"; e Joas prese un arco e delle frecce.

16 Eliseo disse al re d’Israele: "Impugna l’arco"; e quegli impugnò l’arco; ed Eliseo posò le sue mani sulle mani del re,