2nd Kings Chapter 2 verse 25 Holy Bible
And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
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From there he went to Mount Carmel, and came back from there to Samaria.
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And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
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And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
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And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
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He went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.
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And he goeth thence unto the hill of Carmel, and thence he hath turned back to Samaria.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 25. - And he went from thence to Mount Carmel. Ewald thinks that Carmel was, on the whole, the main residence of Elijah, and "through him became a special prophetic locality" ('History of Israel,' vol. 4. p. 68). If so, we may account for Elisha's visiting it on this occasion by his desire to communicate the facts of Elijah's removal from earth to those who had been his intimates in that quarter. And from thence he returned to Samaria. Elisha does not imitate the wild, half-savage life and almost constant seclusion of his master. He "prefers from the first the companionship of men," fixes his home in the capital of his country, Samaria (2 Kings 5:9; 2 Kings 6:32); is a friendly counselor of the king (2 Kings 6:9), and highly honored by him (2 Kings 8:4); his whole life, indeed, is, compared with that of Elijah, one of ease and tranquility. But, though living "in the world," he is not "of the world." As Ewald says, "In spite of all the seductions to which he was abundantly exposed through the great consideration in which he was held, he retained at every period of his life the true prophetic simplicity and purity, and contempt for worldly wealth and advantages" ('History of Israel,' vol. 4. p. 83). He is thus, far more than Elijah, a pattern for Christian ministers, especially for such as are highly placed, who will do well to follow his example.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(25) To mount Carmel.--To cultivate the memory of his master in solitude. Elijah had often lived there (comp. 1 Kings 18), as its caves were well fitted for solitude and concealment. Elisha may have retired thither to prepare himself for his public ministry by prayer and fasting. (Comp. Matthew 4:1, seq.)To Samaria.--Where he had his permanent abode. (Comp. 2Kings 6:32.)
