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One said, Be pleased, I pray you, to go with your servants. He answered, I will go.
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The Power of Presence
The request for Elisha to join the work was about more than just needing an extra hand. Commentators explain his presence would provide encouragement, ensure peace and order, and give the workers a sense that their labor was truly for God. This highlights the profound positive impact that a godly leader's presence can have on a community's morale and spiritual focus.
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2 Kings
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19th Century
Anglican
One. — Hebrew, the one, whoever it was.
Be content. — Consent, or, be …
Baptist
Let us go, we pray thee, to Jordan, and take from there every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And one said, be content, I pray you, and with your servants , &c.] Or be pleased to go with us; he begged it as a f…
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Presbyterian
There is a certain pleasantness in the conversation of God's servants, which can make those who listen to them forget the pain and weariness of lab…
