2 Kings 2:4

And 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.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.

In Context

3And 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.

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.

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Cross References

Joshua 6:26And Joshua adjured them on that day before the Lord, saying, Cursed be the man who shall build that city: he shall lay the foundation of it in his first-born, and he shall set up the gates of it in his youngest son. And so did Hozan of Bæthel; he laid the foundation in Abiron his first-born, and set up the gates of it in his youngest + 6:26 Gr. saved.surviving son.

1 Samuel 1:26And she said, I pray thee, my lord, as thy soul liveth, I am the woman that stood in thy presence with thee while praying to the Lord.

2 Kings 2:2And 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.

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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