2Ki 2:9 | TSK | e4.org | Ask what ; ; ; ; , ; ; ; , , Elisha said , ; ; ; , ; a double portion This probably refers to the law respecting the first-born, who had a double portion of the property of his father. As Elisha may have considered himself as the first-born of Elijah, so he requested a double portion of his spiritual influence. ; ; , ;

‏ 2 Kings 2:9

Ask what 2Kgs 13:14-19; Num 27:16-23; Deut 34:9; 1Chr 29:18-19; Ps 72:1, Ps 72:20; Luke 24:45-51; John 17:9-13; Acts 1:8, Acts 8:17, Acts 20:25-36

Elisha said Num 11:17, Num 11:25; 1Kgs 3:9; 2Chr 1:9-10; John 14:12-14, John 16:7; 1Cor 12:31

a double portion This probably refers to the law respecting the first-born, who had a double portion of the property of his father. As Elisha may have considered himself as the first-born of Elijah, so he requested a double portion of his spiritual influence. Num 27:20; Deut 21:17; Zech 9:12, Zech 12:8; 1Tim 5:17