Geneva Bible Notes (1560)2 Kings 2

^{1 a} Which was the place where the children of Israel were circumcised after they came ouer Jorden & had bene fourtie yeres in the wildernes, as {Josh. 5, 9}

^{1 !} Eliiah deuideth the waters with his cloke.

^{3 c} That is, from being any more thine head: for to be as the head, is to be the master, as to be at the fete, is to be a scholar.

^{3 d} For the Lord had reuiled it vnto him.

^{3 b} So called because they are begotten as it were anewe by the heauenlie doctrine.

^{5 e} Not onely at Beth-el, but at Jericho and other places were there Prophetes, which had scholars, whome they instructied and broght vp in the true feare of God.

^{8 f} To wit, of Jorden.

^{9 g} Let thy Spirit haue double force in me, because of these dangerous times: or let me haue twise so muche as the rest of the Prophetes: or thy spirit being deuided into thre partes, let me haue two.

^{11 !} He is taken up into heaven.

^{11 h} Thus God hathe left a testimonie in all ages bothe before the Lawe, in the Lawe, & in the time of the Gospel of the resurrection.

^{13 !} Elisha taketh his cloke & deuideth Jorden.

^{15 i} The Spirit of prophecie is giuen to him, as it was to Eliiah.

^{16 l} Because the fact was extraordinarie, thei douted where he was become, but Elisha was assured that he was taken vp to God.

^{16 k} Meaning Eliiah: for they thoght his bodie had bene cast in some mountaine.

^{19 /} Or, killeth the inhabitants.

^{20 !} The bitter and venemous waters are healed.

^{21 m} Thus God gaue him power, euen contrary to nature, to make that water profitable for mans vse, which before was hurtful.

^{23 !} The children that mocke Elisha, are rent in pieces with beares.

^{24 n} Perceiuing their malicious heart against the Lord and his worde, he desireth God to take vengeance of that injurie done vnto him.