18 (A)Yet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal and every mouth that has not (B)kissed him.”

19 So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat while he was plowing, with twelve yoke of oxen in front of him, and he with the twelfth. And Elijah came over to him and threw (C)his cloak on him. 20 Then he left the oxen behind and ran after Elijah, and said, “Please (D)let me kiss my father and my mother, then I will follow you.” And he said to him, “Go back, for [a]what have I done to you?”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 19:20 I.e., so as to influence Elisha’s decision

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