2 Kings 2:4 meaning and explanation
And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Jericho.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.
2 Kings 2:4, Berean Standard Bible
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Elijah is nearing the end of his ministry, and he knows the LORD will soon take him up. He tests his companion three times, urging Elisha to stay behind at Gilgal, Bethel and now Jericho, perhaps to spare him the parting or to let him choose freely.
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