1 Reyes 19:20

20 Eliseo dejó los bueyes donde estaban, salió corriendo detrás de Elías y le dijo:
—Deje que primero me despida de mis padres con un beso y luego iré con usted.
Elías respondió:
—Regresa, pero piensa en lo que te hice.

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, preservaré a otros siete mil en Israel, ¡quienes nunca se han inclinado ante Baal ni lo han besado!

19 Llamado de Eliseo
Entonces Elías fue y encontró a Eliseo, hijo de Safat, arando un campo. Había doce pares de bueyes en el campo, y Eliseo araba con el último par. Elías se acercó a él, le echó su manto sobre los hombros y siguió caminando.

20 Eliseo dejó los bueyes donde estaban, salió corriendo detrás de Elías y le dijo:
—Deje que primero me despida de mis padres con un beso y luego iré con usted.
Elías respondió:
—Regresa, pero piensa en lo que te hice.

21 Entonces Eliseo regresó a donde estaban sus bueyes y los mató. Con la madera del arado hizo una fogata para asar la carne. Repartió la carne asada entre la gente del pueblo, y todos comieron. Después se fue con Elías como su ayudante.