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2Ki 2:9 — And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Ask what		2Ki 13:14-19; Num 27:16-23; Deu 34:9; 1Ch 29:18,19; Psa 72:1,20; Luk 24:45-51; Jhn 17:9-13; Act 1:8; Act 8:17; Act 20:25-36
Elisha said		Num 11:17,25; 1Ki 3:9; 2Ch 1:9,10; Jhn 14:12-14; Jhn 16:7; 1Cr 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; Deu 21:17; Zec 9:12; Zec 12:8; 1Ti 5:17

Correlating Passages

Ask what

	2Ki 13:14	Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.
	2Ki 13:15	And Elisha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows.
	2Ki 13:16	And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand [upon it]: and Elisha put his hands upon the king's hands.
	2Ki 13:17	And he said, Open the window eastward. And he opened [it]. Then Elisha said, Shoot. And he shot. And he said, The arrow of the LORD'S deliverance, and the arrow of deliverance from Syria: for thou shalt smite the Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed [them].
	2Ki 13:18	And he said, Take the arrows. And he took [them]. And he said unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thrice, and stayed.
	2Ki 13:19	And the man of God was wroth with him, and said, Thou shouldest have smitten five or six times; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed [it]: whereas now thou shalt smite Syria [but] thrice.
	Num 27:16	Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,
	Num 27:17	Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd.
	Num 27:18	And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom [is] the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;
	Num 27:19	And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.
	Num 27:20	And thou shalt put [some] of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.
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	Deu 34:9	And Joshua the son of Nun was full of the spirit of wisdom; for Moses had laid his hands upon him: and the children of Israel hearkened unto him, and did as the LORD commanded Moses.
	1Ch 29:18	O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:
	1Ch 29:19	And give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all [these things], and to build the palace, [for] the which I have made provision.
	Psa 72:1	[[[A Psalm] for Solomon.]] Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
	Psa 72:20	The prayers of David the son of Jesse are ended.
	Luk 24:45	Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
	Luk 24:46	And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
	Luk 24:47	And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
	Luk 24:48	And ye are witnesses of these things.
	Luk 24:49	And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
	Luk 24:50	And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
	Luk 24:51	And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
	Jhn 17:9	I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine.
	Jhn 17:10	And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them.
	Jhn 17:11	And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we [are].
	Jhn 17:12	While I was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
	Jhn 17:13	And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.
	Act 1:8	But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
	Act 8:17	Then laid they [their] hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost.
	Act 20:25	And now, behold, I know that ye all, among whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no more.
	Act 20:26	Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I [am] pure from the blood of all [men].
	Act 20:27	For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
	Act 20:28	Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
	Act 20:29	For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock.
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Elisha said

	Num 11:17	And I will come down and talk with thee there: and I will take of the spirit which [is] upon thee, and will put [it] upon them; and they shall bear the burden of the people with thee, that thou bear [it] not thyself alone.
	Num 11:25	And the LORD came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that [was] upon him, and gave [it] unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, [that], when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.
	1Ki 3:9	Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?
	2Ch 1:9	Now, O LORD God, let thy promise unto David my father be established: for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude.
	2Ch 1:10	Give me now wisdom and knowledge, that I may go out and come in before this people: for who can judge this thy people, [that is so] great?
	Jhn 14:12	Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater [works] than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
	Jhn 14:13	And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
	Jhn 14:14	If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do [it].
	Jhn 16:7	Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
	1Cr 12:31	But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way.

a double portion

	Num 27:20	And thou shalt put [some] of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.
	Deu 21:17	But he shall acknowledge the son of the hated [for] the firstborn, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath: for he [is] the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn [is] his.
	Zec 9:12	Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare [that] I will render double unto thee;
	Zec 12:8	In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David [shall be] as God, as the angel of the LORD before them.
	1Ti 5:17	Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

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