2 Kings 2:3

And the sons of the prophets who were in Bæthel came to Elisaie, and said to him, + 2:3 Gr. if thou knowest.Dost thou know, that the Lord this day + 2:3 Gr. takes.is going to take thy lord away from thy head? And he said, Yea, I know it; be silent.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.

In Context

2And Eliu said to Elisaie, Stay here, I pray thee; for God has sent me to Bæthel. And Elisaie said, + 2:2 Gr. the Lord lives if, etc. As the Lord lives and thy soul lives, I will not leave thee; so they came to Bæthel.

4And Eliu said to Elisaie, Stay here, I pray thee; for the Lord has sent me to Jericho. And he said, + 2:4 Gr. the Lord lives if, etc. As the Lord lives and thy soul lives, I will not leave thee. And they came to Jericho.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 33:3And he spared his people, and all his sanctified ones are under thy hands; and they are under thee; and he received of his words

1 Samuel 10:10And he comes thence to the hill, and behold a band of prophets opposite to him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied in the midst of them.

1 Kings 18:4And it came to pass when Jezabel smote the prophets of the Lord, that Abdiu took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.

2 Kings 2:5And the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho drew near to Elisaie, and said to him, Dost thou know that the Lord is about to take away thy master to-day from thy head? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold your peace.

2 Kings 2:15And the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho on the opposite side saw him, and said, The spirit of Eliu has rested upon Elisaie. And they came to meet him, and did obeisance to him to the ground.

2 Kings 4:38And Elisaie returned to Galgala: and a famine was in the land; and the sons of the prophets sat before him: and Elisaie said to his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 2:2-9

Elijah's Translation. ( b. c. 895.) 1 And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. 2 And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el. 3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy… Read the whole commentary →

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