Lièwángjìxià 2:2

2 Yǐlìyà duì Yǐlìshā shuō , Yēhéhuá chāi wǒ wǎng Bótèlì qù , nǐ kĕyǐ zaì zhèlǐ dĕnghòu . Yǐlìshā shuō , wǒ zhǐ zhe yǒngshēng de Yēhéhuá , yòu gǎn zaì nǐ miànqián qǐshì , wǒ bì bù líkāi nǐ . yúshì èr rén xià dào Bótèlì .

Lièwángjìxià 2:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 2:2

And Elijah said unto Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee
Seemingly unwilling he should go with him, and be present at his assumption; which was either out of modesty, not affecting the spread of the honour and glory to be conferred upon him; or to prevent the grief of Elisha at his departure, or to try whether Elisha knew any thing of it, and what affection he had for him:

for the Lord hath sent me to Bethel;
to give some comfort and some instruction and advice to the college of prophets there:

and Elisha said unto him, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I
will not leave thee;
being determined to see the last of him, and to have the benefit of his company and conversation, his heavenly discourse, and instruction from him as long as he could, and in hope of receiving a blessing from him at parting:

so they went down to Bethel;
together, which, according to Bunting {h}, was six miles.

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 Travels p. 205.

Lièwángjìxià 2:2 In-Context

1 Yēhéhuá yào yòng xuán fēng jiē Yǐlìyà shēng tiān de shíhou , Yǐlìyà yǔ Yǐlìshā cóng Jíjiǎ qián wǎng .

2 Yǐlìyà duì Yǐlìshā shuō , Yēhéhuá chāi wǒ wǎng Bótèlì qù , nǐ kĕyǐ zaì zhèlǐ dĕnghòu . Yǐlìshā shuō , wǒ zhǐ zhe yǒngshēng de Yēhéhuá , yòu gǎn zaì nǐ miànqián qǐshì , wǒ bì bù líkāi nǐ . yúshì èr rén xià dào Bótèlì .

3 Zhù Bótèlì de xiānzhī méntǔ chūlai jiàn Yǐlìshā , duì tā shuō , Yēhéhuá jīnrì yào jiē nǐde shīfu líkāi nǐ , nǐ zhīdào bù zhīdào . tā shuō , wǒ zhīdào , nǐmen búyào zuò shēng .

4 Yǐlìyà duì Yǐlìshā shuō , Yēhéhuá chāiqiǎn wǒ wǎng Yēlìgē qù , nǐ kĕyǐ zaì zhèlǐ dĕnghòu . Yǐlìshā shuō , wǒ zhǐ zhe yǒngshēng de Yēhéhuá , yòu gǎn zaì nǐ miànqián qǐshì , wǒ bì bù líkāi nǐ . yúshì èr rén dào le Yēlìgē .

5 Zhù Yēlìgē de xiānzhī méntǔ jiù jìn Yǐlìshā , duì tā shuō , Yēhéhuá jīnrì yào jiē nǐde shīfu líkāi nǐ , nǐ zhīdào bù zhīdào . tā shuō , wǒ zhīdào , nǐmen búyào zuò shēng .