1 Reyes 19:20

20 Entonces Eliseo dejó sus bueyes y corrió tras Elías.—Permítame usted despedirme de mi padre y de mi madre con un beso —dijo él—, y luego lo seguiré.—Anda, ve —respondió Elías—. Yo no te lo voy a impedir.^[a]

1 Reyes 19:20 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 19:20

And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah
His heart being touched by the Lord at the same time, and his mind enlightened to understand what was meant by that action:

and said, let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother;
take his leave of them in this way, which was what was used by friends at parting, see ( Ruth 1:9 Ruth 1:14 )

and then I will follow thee;
which he understood was meant by his casting his mantle over him:

and he said unto him, go back again;
to his plough:

for what have I done to thee?
he had only cast the skirts of his mantle over him, and had said nothing to him; this he said to try him, and get out of him what was in his heart, and how it had been touched by the Spirit of God; and if so, then he suggests it was not what he had done, but what the Lord had impressed upon him, that would oblige him to return, and follow him, after he had taken his leave of his parents.

1 Reyes 19:20 In-Context

18 Sin embargo, yo preservaré a siete mil israelitas que no se han arrodillado ante Baal ni lo han besado.

19 Elías salió de allí y encontró a Eliseo hijo de Safat, que estaba arando. Había doce yuntas de bueyes en fila, y él mismo conducía la última. Elías pasó junto a Eliseo y arrojó su manto sobre él.

20 Entonces Eliseo dejó sus bueyes y corrió tras Elías.—Permítame usted despedirme de mi padre y de mi madre con un beso —dijo él—, y luego lo seguiré.—Anda, ve —respondió Elías—. Yo no te lo voy a impedir.

21 Eliseo lo dejó y regresó. Tomó su yunta de bueyes y los sacrificó. Quemando la madera de la yunta, asó la carne y se la dio al pueblo, y ellos comieron. Luego partió para seguir a Elías y se puso a su servicio.

Footnotes

• [a]. "Yo no te lo voy a impedir" . Alt. "Pero recuerda lo que he hecho por ti" .