2Ki 13:14 | NETfull | STEP | Now Elisha had a terminal illness. King Joash 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

Elisha Makes One Final Prophecy

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