Then Elijah said to Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee: for the Lord hath sent me to Bethel. But Elisha said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came down to Bethel.

And the [a]children of the Prophets that were at Bethel, came out to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take thy master from [b]thine head this day? And he said, Yea, I [c]know it: hold ye your peace.

Again Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee: for the Lord hath sent me to Jericho. But he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 2:3 So called, because they are begotten as it were anew by the heavenly doctrine.
  2. 2 Kings 2:3 That is, from being anymore thine head: for to be as the head, is to be the master, as to be at the feet, is to be a scholar.
  3. 2 Kings 2:3 For the Lord had revealed it unto him.

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