2 Kings 2:9-10

2:9 When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “What can I do for you, before I am taken away from you?” Elisha answered, “May I receive a double portion of the prophetic spirit that energizes you.” 2:10 Elijah replied, “That’s a difficult request! If you see me taken from you, may it be so, but if you don’t, it will not happen.”

2 Kings 13:25

13:25 Jehoahaz’s son Jehoash took back from Ben Hadad son of Hazael the cities that he had taken from his father Jehoahaz in war. Joash defeated him three times and recovered the Israelite cities.


tn Heb “Ask! What can I do for you….?”

tn Heb “May a double portion of your spirit come to me.”

tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn Heb “You have made difficult [your] request.”

tn Heb “from the hand of.”