2 Kings 2:3

And the sons of the prophets who were in Baethel came to Elisaie, and said to him, + 2:3 Gr. if you know. Do you know, that the Lord this day + 2:3 Gr. takes. is going to take your lord away from your head? And he said, Yes, I know it; be silent.

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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 you; for God has sent me to Baethel. And Elisaie said, + 2:2 Gr. the Lord lives if, etc. As the Lord lives and your soul lives, I will not leave you; so they came to Baethel.

4And Eliu said to Elisaie, Stay here, I pray you; for the Lord has sent me to Jericho. And he said, + 2:4 Gr. the Lord lives if, etc. As the Lord lives and your soul lives, I will not leave you. 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 your hands; and they are under you; 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 struck the prophets of the Lord, that Abdiu took one 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, Do you know that the Lord is about to take away your master today from your head? And he said, Yes, 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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