Elijah said to him, “Elisha, please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me to Jericho.” He said, “As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So they came to Jericho.
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Elijah said to him, “Elisha, please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me to Jericho.” He said, “As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So they came to Jericho.
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And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
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And Elijah said unto him: 'Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho.' And he said: 'As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee.' So they came to Jericho. —
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Passages linked to 2 Kings 2:4 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Kings 2:2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me as far as Bethel.” Elisha said, “As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.
- Joshua 6:26 Joshua commanded them with an oath at that time, saying, “Cursed is the man before Yahweh who rises up and builds this city Jericho. With the loss of his firstborn he will lay its foundation, and with the loss of his youngest son he will set up its gates.”
- 1 Kings 16:34 In his days Hiel the Bethelite built Jericho. He laid its foundation with the loss of Abiram his firstborn, and set up its gates with the loss of his youngest son Segub, according to Yahweh’s word, which he spoke by Joshua the son of Nun.
- 2 Kings 4:30 The child’s mother said, “As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So he arose, and followed her.
- Luke 19:1 He entered and was passing through Jericho.
- Acts 2:42 They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.
- Acts 11:23 who, when he had come, and had seen the grace of God, was glad. He exhorted them all, that with purpose of heart they should remain near to the Lord.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ki 2:4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry…
2Ki 2:4 And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, [As] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
Ver. 4. For the Lord hath sent me to Jericho.] Where was another college of prophets, whom he would likewise visit ere he left the earth, that he might pray with them, and advise them - see the like, 2Pe 1:14 - and haply leave with them that letter to Jehoram, king of Judah, which, some years after, was to be delivered, {2Ch 21:12} prophesying and foretelling his sins and punishments.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I…
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:
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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 (i), was four miles from Bethel.
(i) Travels, &c. p. 205.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ki 2:4. Tarry here, I pray thee — Elijah…
2Ki 2:4. Tarry here, I pray thee — Elijah seems to have said this only with a view to try Elisha, whether he would accompany him to the last, and be the witness of his translation. And Elisha certainly, by not leaving him, testified, both great fidelity to his master, and great faith in what God had revealed respecting the taking him up to heaven.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 4. Jericho — A city in the Jordan valley.…
4. Jericho — A city in the Jordan valley. See on Jos_2:1. In Ahab’s reign Hiel, the Beth-elite, had rebuilt this city. 1Ki_16:34.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 4. hath sent me to Jericho] The famous city…
4. hath sent me to Jericho] The famous city which played a part in the history of Israel from their first entry into Canaan. It had been rebuilt in Ahab’s reign (1Ki_16:34) in spite of the divine curse pronounced in Joshua’s time on any who should restore it (Jos_6:26). And now it had been chosen as the seat of one of the prophetic colleges.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (4) And Elijah said.—The exact repetition of the language…
(4) And Elijah said.—The exact repetition of the language of 2Ki_2:2-3 in this and the next two verses, appears to indicate that the narrative had originally been handed on by oral tradition, probably in the prophetic guilds at the local sanctuaries.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And Elijah said unto him, Tarry here, I pray…
And Elijah said unto him, Tarry here, I pray thee. The first trial of Elisha"s fidelity is followed by a second. The master suggests his tarrying at Bethel, the sacred center, where he will have the company of the "sons of the prophets," and will not be companionless, as perhaps he would have been at Gilgal. He himself is ordered to take a second journey, longer and rougher than the first. For the Lord hath sent me to Jericho. Will it not be better that Elisha shall spare himself the long and rugged descent from the high-land of Ephraim to the deep gully of Jordan, and remain with the friends who have sought him out, while his master accomplishes the remainder of Iris journey alone? And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. Absolute unchangeableness of resolution is best shown by absolute un-changingness of speech. Elisha, therefore, simply repeats his previous words. And the master once more yields. So they came to Jericho.
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