And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
Study Helps
Interpretation
This verse continues the thought already in view and fits the wider themes of prophetic witness and judgment in 2 Kings.
Glossary
- Tishbe Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: between Kedesh-naphtali and Hazor.