2 Kings 2:15 (YLT)

Passage

And they see him--the sons of the prophets who <FI>are<Fi> in Jericho--over-against, and they say, `Rested hath the spirit of Elijah on Elisha;' and they come to meet him, and bow themselves to him to the earth,

Nearby Context

2 Kings 2:13 And he taketh up the robe of Elijah, that fell from off him, and turneth back and standeth on the edge of the Jordan,

2 Kings 2:14 and he taketh the robe of Elijah that fell from off him, and smiteth the waters, and saith, `Where <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, God of Elijah--even He?' and he smiteth the waters, and they are halved, hither and thither, and Elisha passeth over.

2 Kings 2:15 And they see him--the sons of the prophets who <FI>are<Fi> in Jericho--over-against, and they say, `Rested hath the spirit of Elijah on Elisha;' and they come to meet him, and bow themselves to him to the earth,

2 Kings 2:16 and say unto him, `Lo, we pray thee, there are with thy servants fifty men, sons of valour: let them go, we pray thee, and they seek thy lord, lest the Spirit of Jehovah hath taken him up, and doth cast him on one of the hills, or into one of the valleys;' and he saith, `Ye do not send.'

2 Kings 2:17 And they press upon him, till he is ashamed, and he saith, `Send ye;' and they send fifty men, and they seek three days, and have not found him;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "him--the", "sons", "prophets", "jericho--over-against", "rested", "hath", and "elijah". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "him--the", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "and he taketh the robe of Elijah..." into verse 16's "and say unto him Lo we pray...", so "Spirit" and "him--the" belong inside that flow. In 2 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "him--the" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.