Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge on 2 Kings 2:9

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Ask what: Kg2 13:14-19; Num 27:16-23; Deu 34:9; Ch1 29:18, Ch1 29:19; Psa 72:1, Psa 72:20; Luk 24:45-51; Joh 17:9-13; Act 1:8, Act 8:17, Act 20:25-36 Elisha said: Num 11:17, Num 11:25; Kg1 3:9; Ch2 1:9, Ch2 1:10; Joh 14:12-14, Joh 16:7; Co1 12:31 a double portion: This probably refers to the law respecting the first-born, who had a double portion of the property of his father. As Elisha may have considered himself as the first-born of Elijah, so he requested a double portion of his spiritual influence. Num 27:20; Deu 21:17; Zac 9:12, Zac 12:8; Ti1 5:17 4 Kings (2 Kings) 2:10

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