2 Kings 2 · Verse 25

2 Kings 2:25

And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
2 Kings 2:25, King James Version

2 Kings 2:25 in other translations

BSBAnd Elisha went on to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.
WEBHe went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.
ASVAnd he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
YLTAnd he goeth thence unto the hill of Carmel, and thence he hath turned back to Samaria.
DARBYAnd he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
BBEFrom there he went to Mount Carmel, and came back from there to Samaria.
WebsterAnd he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.

What does 2 Kings 2:25 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 2:19-25

Observe the miracle of healing the waters. Prophets should make every place to which they come better for them, endeavouring to sweeten bitter spirits, and to make barren souls fruitful, by the word of God, which is like the salt cast into the water by Elisha. It was an apt emblem of the effect produced by the grace of God on the sinful heart of man. Whole families, towns, and cities, sometimes have a new appearance…

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2 Kings 2:25 in the original Hebrew

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וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980
מִשָּׁ֖םmi.Shamfrom thereH8033
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַ֣רhar[the] mountain ofH2022
הַכַּרְמֶ֑לha.kar.Mel<the> CarmelH3760
וּמִשָּׁ֖םu.mi.Shamand from thereH8033
שָׁ֥בshavhe returnedH7725
שֹׁמְרֽוֹן\׃\ \פsho.me.RonSamariaH8111

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Cross references for 2 Kings 2:25

  • 2 Kings 4:25

    So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of God saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant, Behold, yonder is that Shunammite:

  • 1 Kings 18:19-20

    Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel’s table. So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel.

  • 1 Kings 18:42

    So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,

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mount Carmel.
4:25; 1Ki 18:19,42

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Context

  • 2 Kings 2:24

    And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.

  • 2 Kings 2:25

    And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.

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2 Kings 2:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		De allí fué al monte de Carmelo, y de allí volvió á Samaria.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et, de là, il se rendit à la montagne de Carmel, d’où il s’en retourna à Samarie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er ging von dannen nach dem Berge Karmel; und von dort kehrte er nach Samaria zurück.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Abiit autem inde in montem Carmeli, et inde reversus est in Samariam.