2 Raja-raja 1:14

1:14 Indeed, ¹  fire came down from the sky and consumed the two captains who came before me, along with their men. ²  So now, please have respect for my life.”

2 Raja-raja 2:12

2:12 While Elisha was watching, he was crying out, “My father, my father! The chariot and horsemen of Israel!” ³  Then he could no longer see him. He grabbed his clothes and tore them in two.

2 Raja-raja 10:8

10:8 The messenger came and told Jehu, ⁴  “They have brought the heads of the king’s sons.” Jehu ⁵  said, “Stack them in two piles at the entrance of the city gate until morning.”

[1:14]  ¹ tn Heb “look.”

[1:14]  ² tn Heb “their fifty.”

[2:12]  ³ sn Elisha may be referring to the fiery chariot(s) and horses as the Lord’s spiritual army that fights on behalf of Israel (see 2 Kgs 6:15-17; 7:6). However, the juxtaposition with “my father” (clearly a reference to Elijah as Elisha’s mentor), and the parallel in 2 Kgs 13:14 (where the king addresses Elisha with these words), suggest that Elisha is referring to Elijah. In this case Elijah is viewed as a one man army, as it were. When the Lord spoke through him, his prophetic word was as powerful as an army of chariots and horses. See M. A. Beek, “The Meaning of the Expression ‘The Chariots and Horsemen of Israel’ (II Kings ii 12),” The Witness of Tradition (OTS 17), 1-10.

[10:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[10:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehu) has been specified in the translation for clarity.