And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year.
Study Helps
Interpretation
God has many ways to chastise a provoking people. Trouble comes sometimes from that point whence we least feared it.
Glossary
- Elisha Person
- God his salvation, the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah, who became the attendant and disciple of Elijah ( 1 Kings 19:16-19 ).
- Moab Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.