2Ki 13:14 | NET2full | STEP | Now Elisha had a terminal illness . King Jehoash of Israel went down to visit him. He wept before him and said , “My father , my father ! The chariot and horsemen of Israel !”

‏ 2 Kings 13:14

14 Now Elisha had a terminal illness. ^{▼▼tn Heb “Now Elisha was ill with the illness by which he would die.”} King Jehoash of Israel went down to visit him. ^{▼▼tn Heb “went down to him.”} He wept before him and said, “My father, my father! The chariot ^{▼▼tn Though the noun is singular here, it may be collective, in which case it could be translated “chariots.”} and horsemen of Israel!” ^{▼▼sn By comparing Elisha to a one-man army, the king emphasizes the power of the prophetic word. See the note at 2:12.}