Passage Research
2 Kings 2 — Sermon Preparation
Elijah is taken up to heaven in a whirlwind, and Elisha receives his mantle, immediately demonstrating his new authority by parting the Jordan. Below is a research summary for 2 Kings 2, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 25
- verses
- 427 / 148
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 15
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
2 Kings 2 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֱלִישָׁע | ʼĔlîyshâʻ | H477 | 13 | Elisha |
| אֵלִיָּה | ʼÊlîyâh | H452 | 12 | Elijah |
| בֵּית־אֵל | Bêyth-ʼÊl | H1008 | 8 | Beth-El |
| שְׁנַיִם | shᵉnayim | H8147 | 8 | two, twofold |
| לָקַח | lâqach | H3947 | 8 | take |
| מַיִם | mayim | H4325 | 7 | water, juice |
| יְרִיחוֹ | Yᵉrîychôw | H3405 | 5 | Jericho, Jerecho |
How preachers through history handled this text
15 public-domain excerpts on 2 Kings 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Observe the miracle of healing the waters. Prophets should make every place to which they come better for them, endeavouring to sweeten bitter spirits, and to make barren souls fruitful, by the word of God, which is like the salt cast into the water by Elisha. It was an apt emblem of the effect produced by the grace of God on the sinful heart of man. Whole families, towns, and cities, sometimes have a new appearance through the preaching of the gospel; …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on 2 Kings 2:19–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Gilgal 2— 2 Kgs 2:1
- Jordan— 2 Kgs 2:13
- Jericho 1— 2 Kgs 2:15
- Bethel 1— 2 Kgs 2:2
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