Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
HE IS TAKEN UP TO HEAVEN IN A CHARIOT OF FIRE. (II Kings 2:11-18)
behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire—some bright effulgence, which, in the eyes of the spectators, resembled those objects.
went up by a whirlwind—a tempest or storm wind accompanied with vivid flashes of fire, figuratively used for the divine judgments (Isaiah 29:6).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 2 Kings 2:11:
2 Kings 2:11
2 Chronicles 21:12-15
Isaiah 6:2
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