1 Kings 19:20

and he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said—Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, that I may follow thee. And he said unto him,—Go, turn back, for what have I done to thee?

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?

In Context

19So he departed from thence, and found Elisha son of Shaphat, as he was plowing, with twelve yoke of oxen before him, he being with the twelfth,—so Elijah crossed over unto him, and cast his mantle towards him;

21So he turned back from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and sacrificed them, and, with the implements of the oxen, boiled their flesh, and gave unto the people, and they did eat,—then he arose, and followed Elijah, and ministered unto him.

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Cross References

Matthew 4:20And, they, straightway, leaving the nets, followed him.

Matthew 8:21And, another of the disciples, saith unto him,—Lord! suffer me, first, to depart, and bury my father.

Matthew 19:27Then, making answer, Peter said unto him—Lo! we, have left all, and followed thee,—What then shall there be, for us?

Acts 20:37And they all wept much, and, falling upon Paul’s neck, they were tenderly kissing him;

Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 19:20-21

The Call of Elisha. ( b. c. 901.) 19 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him. 20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee? 21 And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled… Read the whole commentary →

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