15 And when the children of the Prophets, which were at Jericho, saw him on the other side, they said, [a]The Spirit of Elijah doeth rest on Elisha: and they came to meet him, and fell to the ground before him,

16 And said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men: let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy [b]master, if so be the Spirit of the Lord hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. But he said, [c]Ye shall not send.

17 Yet they were instant upon him, till he was ashamed: wherefore he said, Send. So they sent fifty men, which sought three days, but found him not.

18 Therefore they returned to him, (for he tarried at Jericho) and he said unto them, Did not I say unto you, Go not?

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 2:15 The Spirit of prophecy is given to him, as it was to Elijah.
  2. 2 Kings 2:16 Meaning, Elijah: for they thought his body had been cast in some mountain.
  3. 2 Kings 2:16 Because the fact was extraordinary, they doubted where he was become, but Elisha was assured that he was taken up to God.

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