9. Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee —trusting either that it would be in his power to bequeath it, or that God, at his entreaty, would grant it. let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me —This request was not, as is commonly supposed, for the power of working miracles exceeding the magnitude and number of his master's, nor does it mean a higher endowment of the prophetic spirit; for Elisha was neither superior to, nor perhaps equally great with, his predecessor. But the phrase, "a double portion," was applied to the first-born [ :- ], and therefore Elisha's request was, simply, to be heir to the prophetic office and gifts of his master. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-10" class="com-number"
Pericope (part_of)
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pericope/per-2ki-2-001
절 (explains)
Source
source-manifest/jfb— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological