Kings IV 2:2

2 And Eliu said to Elisaie, Stay here, I pray thee; for God has sent me to Baethel. And Elisaie said, the Lord lives and thy soul lives, I will not leave thee; so they came to Baethel.

Kings IV 2:2 In-Context

1 And it came to pass, when the Lord was going to take Eliu with a whirlwind as it were into heaven, that Eliu and Elisaie went out of Galgala.
2 And Eliu said to Elisaie, Stay here, I pray thee; for God has sent me to Baethel. And Elisaie said, the Lord lives and thy soul lives, I will not leave thee; so they came to Baethel.
3 And the sons of the prophets who were in Baethel came to Elisaie, and said to him, Dost thou know, that the Lord this day is going to take thy lord away from thy head? And he said, Yea, I know ; be silent.
4 And Eliu said to Elisaie, Stay here, I pray thee; for the Lord has sent me to Jericho. And he said, the Lord lives and thy soul lives, I will not leave thee. And they came to Jericho.
5 And the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho drew near to Elisaie, and said to him, Dost thou know that the Lord is about to take away thy master to-day from thy head? And he said, Yea, I know ; hold your peace.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. the Lord lives if, etc.

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