2 Kings 2:16 meaning and explanation
“Look now,” they said to Elisha, “we your servants have fifty valiant men. Please let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up and put him on one of the mountains or in one of the valleys.” “Do not send them,” Elisha replied.
2 Kings 2:16, Berean Standard Bible
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The sons of the prophets at Jericho had just seen Elisha strike the Jordan with Elijah's cloak and cross over, and they confessed that Elijah's spirit rested on him. Even so, they could not accept that Elijah was gone.
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