Then Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, for the Lord has told me to go to Jericho.” But Elisha replied again, “As surely as the Lord lives and you yourself live, I will never leave you.” So they went on together to Jericho.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

And Elijah said. —The exact repetition of the language of 2 Kings 2:2–3 in this and the next two verses appea…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Elijah said to him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray you
At Bethel:

for the Lord has sent me to Jer…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The Lord had let Elijah know that his time was at hand. He therefore went to the different schools of the prophets to give them his last exhortatio…