2 Kings 2:4

4 Elijah said, "Elisha, stay here, because the LORD has sent me to Jericho." But Elisha said, "As the LORD lives and as you live, I won't leave you." So they went to Jericho.

2 Kings 2:4 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 2:4

And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee
At Bethel:

for the Lord hath sent me to Jericho;
to the school of the prophets there, to strengthen, encourage, and advise them:

and he said, as the lord liveth,
&c; using the same form of oath as before:

so they came to Jericho;
together, which, as the above writer says ^F9, was four miles from Bethel.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 Travels p. 205.

2 Kings 2:4 In-Context

2 Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here, because the LORD has sent me to Bethel." But Elisha said, "As the LORD lives and as you live, I won't leave you." So they went down to Bethel.

3 The group of prophets from Bethel came out to Elisha. These prophets said to Elisha, "Do you know that the LORD is going to take your master away from you today?" Elisha said, "Yes, I know. Don't talk about it!"

4 Elijah said, "Elisha, stay here, because the LORD has sent me to Jericho." But Elisha said, "As the LORD lives and as you live, I won't leave you." So they went to Jericho.

5 The group of prophets from Jericho approached Elisha and said to him, "Do you know that the LORD is going to take your master away from you today?" He said, "Yes, I know. Don't talk about it!"

6 Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here, because the LORD has sent me to the Jordan." But Elisha said, "As the LORD lives and as you live, I won't leave you." So both of them went on together.