- My father:
- This was dastardly. The utmost he ought to have done with these men, when thus brought into his hand, was to make them prisoners of war. "And Elishaª sawª° [it], and he¹ cried,ª° My father,ª my father,ª the chariotª of Israel,ª and the horsemenª thereof. And he sawª° him no¹ more:¹ and he took holdª° of his own clothes,ª and rentª° them in twoª pieces.ª" {2Kg 2:12} + "And his servantsª came near,ª° and spakeª° unto¹ him, and said,ª° My father,ª [if] the prophetª had bidª°¹ thee [do some] greatª thing,ª wouldest thou not¹ have doneª° [it]? how much rather¹ then,² when¹ he saithª° to¹ thee, Wash,ª° and be clean?ª°" {2Kg 5:13} + "So Hazaelª went²°¹ to meet²°¹ him, and tookª° a presentª with¹ him,² even of every¹ good thingª of Damascus,ª fortyª camels'ª burden,ª and cameª° and stoodª° beforeª him, and said,ª° Thy sonª Benhadadª kingª of Syriaª hath sentª° me to¹ thee, saying,ª° Shall I recoverª° of this disease?ª¹¹" {2Kg 8:9} + "Now Elishaª was fallen sickª° of¹ his sicknessª whereof¹ he died.ª° And Joashª the kingª of Israelª came downª° unto¹ him, and weptª° over¹ his face,ª and said,ª° O my father,ª my father,ª the chariotª of Israel,ª and the horsemenª thereof." {2Kg 13:14}
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