Commentaire sur Rois 2 9:1
וֶאֱלִישָׁע֙ הַנָּבִ֔יא קָרָ֕א לְאַחַ֖ד מִבְּנֵ֣י הַנְּבִיאִ֑ים וַיֹּ֨אמֶר ל֜וֹ חֲגֹ֣ר מָתְנֶ֗יךָ וְ֠קַח פַּ֣ךְ הַשֶּׁ֤מֶן הַזֶּה֙ בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ וְלֵ֖ךְ רָמֹ֥ת גִּלְעָֽד׃
Or, Élisée avait mandé un des jeunes prophètes pour lui dire: "Ceins tes reins, prends cette fiole d’huile en ta main et rends-toi à Ramot-Galaad.
Rashi on II Kings
Elisha the prophet called, etc. At the same time that Yehorom was ill in Yizre’el.
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Rashi on II Kings
One of the prophets’ disciples. It was Yonah son of Amitai.
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Rashi on II Kings
“Gird you loins.” Every “girding of the loins” is an expression of hurry1See above 4:29, and Shemos 12:11. [and] might; because he was sent on a perilous mission (he needed to hurry).2Even though one who performs a mitzvah is ordinarily immune from any harm befalling him, this does not apply to exceptionally dangerous activities such as this. See Maseches Chulin 142a.
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