And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven
by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
QUAND LE SEIGNEUR PRENDRAIT ÉLIE. Une révélation de cet
événement; avait été faite au prophète; mais, à son insu, elle
avait également été révélée à ses disciples, et à É... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND ELIJAH SAID UNTO ELISHA, TARRY HERE, I PRAY THEE; FOR THE LORD
HATH SENT ME TO BETHEL. AND ELISHA SAID UNTO HIM, AS THE LORD LIVETH,
AND AS THY SOUL LIVETH, I WILL NOT LEAVE THEE. SO THEY WENT DOWN TO
BETHEL._
No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to
Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away
thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye
your peace. ENLÈVE TON MAÎTRE DE TA TÊTE - une allusion à la
coutume des savants assis aux pieds... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND ELIJAH SAID UNTO HIM, ELISHA, TARRY HERE, I PRAY THEE; FOR THE
LORD HATH SENT ME TO JERICHO. AND HE SAID, AS THE LORD LIVETH, AND AS
THY SOUL LIVETH, I WILL NOT LEAVE THEE. SO THEY CAME TO JERICHO._
No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view
afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.
ILS SE TENAIENT TOUS LES DEUX AUX CÔTÉS DE JORDAN , [ `al (H5921)
ha-Yardeen ( H3383), sur le Jourdain; so Septante, epi tou Iordanou.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the
waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two
went over on dry ground.
ELIJAH A PRIS SON MANTEAU , [ 'adartow (H155)]. Ce mot désigne
généralement une grande et somptueuse cape (Josué 7:21; Jonas 3:6);
mais ic... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto
Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from
thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit
be upon me.
ELIJAH ... DEMANDE CE QUE JE VAIS FAIRE POUR TOI - confiant soit
qu'il serait... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see
me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it
shall not be so.
VOUS AVEZ DEMANDÉ UNE CHOSE DIFFICILE - une bénédiction
extraordinaire, que je ne peux pas, et Dieu seul peut, donner.
Néanmoins Elie, sans... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold,
there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them
both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
ALORS QU'ILS CONTINUAIENT À PARLER. Cette conférence était
sûrement nécessaire, et sur des quest... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of
Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took
hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
ÉLISÉE L'A VU, ET IL A PLEURÉ: MON PÈRE - i: e., père spirituel,
comme les élèves des prophètes sont a... [ Continuer la lecture ]
He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went
back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
IL A ÉGALEMENT REPRIS LE MANTEAU D'ELIE. Le transfert de ce manteau
prophétique était, pour lui-même, un gage de sa nomination comme
successeur, et c'était un signe extérieur à d'autres de l'... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the
waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also
had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha
went over.
FRAPPEZ LES EAUX. L'agitation du manteau sur la rivière, et la
division miraculeuse... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw
him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they
came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
LORSQUE LES FILS DES PROPHÈTES QUI DEVAIENT VOIR , [ mineged
(H5048)] - de plus contre; i: e., d... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty
strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest
peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him
upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not
send. CINQUANTE HOMMES FORTS;... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND WHEN THEY URGED HIM TILL HE WAS ASHAMED, HE SAID, SEND. THEY SENT
THEREFORE FIFTY MEN; AND THEY SOUGHT THREE DAYS, BUT FOUND HIM NOT._
No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the
situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is
naught, and the ground barren.
LA SITUATION DE CETTE VILLE EST AGRÉABLE ... MAIS L'EAU EST NULLE,
ET LE SOL STÉRILE. Il y a près de quelques tumuli, marquant... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they
brought it to him.
APPORTEZ-MOI UNE NOUVELLE CRUSE ET METTEZ-Y DU SEL. Les qualités
nocives de l'eau ne pouvaient pas être corrigées par l'infusion de
sel; car, en supposant que le sel possédait une telle propriété,
une source ent... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in
there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters;
there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.
AINSI DIT LE SEIGNEUR, J'AI GUÉRI CES EAUX. Il n'y a aucune raison
de douter que ce soit la source... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_SO THE WATERS WERE HEALED UNTO THIS DAY, ACCORDING TO THE SAYING OF
ELISHA WHICH HE SPAKE._ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THIS VERSE.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the
way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him,
and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
IL EST APPARU DES PETITS ENFANTS , [ nª`aariym (H5288), de jeunes
garçons; appliqué à Isaac... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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.
IL ... LES MAUDIT AU NOM DU SEIGNEUR. Pas dans un accès
d'irritation, ou à cause d'un mouvement de ressentiment vindicatif... [ Continuer la lecture ]