2 Kings 2:9-10

2:9 When they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “What can I do for you, ¹  before I am taken away from you?” Elisha answered, “May I receive a double portion of the prophetic spirit that energizes you.” ²  2:10 Elijah ³  replied, “That’s a difficult request! ⁴  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 ⁵  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.

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¹ tn Heb “Ask! What can I do for you….?”

² tn Heb “May a double portion of your spirit come to me.”

³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Heb “You have made difficult [your] request.”

⁵ tn Heb “from the hand of.”