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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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A Purposeful Farewell Tour
Commentators like John Gill and Matthew Henry explain that Elijah's journey was not random. God sent him on a farewell tour to the 'schools of the prophets' in places like Bethel and Jericho to provide final encouragement, advice, and blessings before his departure.
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2 Kings
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19th Century
Anglican
And Elijah said. —The exact repetition of the language of 2 Kings 2:2–3 in this and the next two verses appea…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Elijah said to him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray you At Bethel:
for the Lord has sent me to Jer…
Presbyterian
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…
