Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me - Like Solomon, Elisha asks for no worldly advantage, but for spiritual power to discharge his office aright. The "double portion" is that which denotes the proportion of a father' s property which was the right of an eldest son Deuteronomy 21:17. Elisha therefore asked for twice as much of Elijah' s spirit as should be inherited by any other of the "sons of the prophets." He simply claimed, i. e., to be acknowledged as Elijah' s firstborn spiritual son.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
1 Kings 19:19
2 Kings 2:2
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