Context 20Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites would invade the land in the spring of the year. 21As they were burying a man, behold, they saw a marauding band; and they cast the man into the grave of Elisha. And when the man touched the bones of Elisha he revived and stood up on his feet. 22Now Hazael king of Aram had oppressed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. 23But the LORD was gracious to them and had compassion on them and turned to them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them or cast them from His presence until now. 24When Hazael king of Aram died, Ben-hadad his son became king in his place. 25Then Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again from the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities which he had taken in war from the hand of Jehoahaz his father. Three times Joash defeated him and recovered the cities of Israel. Parallel Verses American Standard VersionAnd Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. Douay-Rheims Bible And Eliseus died, and they buried him. And the rovers from Moab came into the land the same year. Darby Bible Translation And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. English Revised Version And Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the hands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. Webster's Bible Translation And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. World English Bible Elisha died, and they buried him. Now the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. Young's Literal Translation And Elisha dieth, and they bury him, and troops of Moab come in to the land, at the coming in of the year, Library The Spirit of Power'And Elisha said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand upon it: and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands.'--2 KINGS xiii. 16. This is part of one of the strangest narratives in the Old Testament. Elisha is on his deathbed, 'sick of the sickness' wherewith he 'should die.' A very different scene, that close sick-chamber, from the open plain beyond Jordan from which Elijah had gone up; a very different way of passing from life by wasting sickness than by fiery … Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture Elijah's Translation and Elisha's Deathbed Tiglath-Pileser iii. And the Organisation of the Assyrian Empire from 745 to 722 B. C. Elisha's Closing Ministry Kings Links 2 Kings 13:20 NIV • 2 Kings 13:20 NLT • 2 Kings 13:20 ESV • 2 Kings 13:20 NASB • 2 Kings 13:20 KJV • 2 Kings 13:20 Bible Apps • 2 Kings 13:20 Parallel • Bible Hub |