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Elijah said to him, "Please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me to the Jordan." He said, "As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you." They two went on.
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Loyalty Until the End
Elisha's repeated vow, 'I will not leave thee,' demonstrates profound loyalty. Commentators see this as a model for Christian discipleship. Just as Elisha refused to abandon his master in this final, crucial moment, believers are encouraged not to 'fall short by tiring at last' in their walk with Christ, especially when seeking a final blessing.
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2 Kings
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19th Century
Anglican
Said to him. —The Syriac version adds, “to Elisha;” the Arabic version reads as in 2 Kings 2:4; and so do three manusc…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Elijah said to him, tarry, I pray you, here At Jericho, seemingly very desirous to get rid of him, that he might…
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…
