2 Kings 2:17

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17 But when they kept on requesting him, he was shamed and said, Send, then. So they sent fifty men; but after searching for three days, they came back without having seen him.


Commentary on this verse  

By Henry MacLagan

Verse 17. Nevertheless, the temptation to do this is urgent and painful, in consequence of which, they are permitted to make the effort; and after doing this thoroughly with the full power of the intellect, it is discovered to be impossible.