Matthew Poole and continuators on 2 Kings 2:9

¶ 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.

Either, 1. Double to what is in thee. Which it seems not probable, that he had confidence either to ask, or to expect. Or, rather 2. Double to what the rest of the Sons of the Prophe[illegible: 1+ letters]s ma[illegible: 1+ letters] [illegible: 1+ letters]eceive at thy Request upon this occasion. He allude [illegible: 1 word] [illegible: 1 word] double portion of the First-born, Deut. 21. 17. But though Elisha desired no more, yet God gave him more than he desired or expected; and he seems to have had a greater portion of the Prophetical and Miraculous Gifts of God's Spirit, than Elijah had.