1 Kings 19:21 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 19:21

So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. With the oxen’s equipment, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.

BSB

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ASV

And he returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.

KJV

And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.

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Commentary

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Ishodad of Merv

BOOKS OF SESSIONS 1 KINGS 19:21 (850)

"He slaughtered the oxen." He did that not [as a sacrifice] to God, because Elisha was not a priest, but he killed them for a banquet which he offered to his people. From now on, he was lifted above earthly things and did not make …

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It was a discouraging time for prophets to set out in. A man that had consulted with flesh and blood would not be fond of Elijah's mantle, nor willing to wear his coat; yet Elisha cheerfully, and with a great deal of satisfaction, leaves all to accompany him. Thus Matthew made a great fast when he left the receipt of custom to follow Christ.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Elisha returns to his oxen and laborers. He indicates his relinquishment of his home and calling by the slaughter of the particular yoke of oxen with which he had himself been plowing, probably the best beasts of the twelve, and by burning the “instruments,” the p oughs and yokes, both made of wood. Next he feasts his people to show his gratitude for his call, Elijah apparently remaining the while; and then, leaving father and mother, cattle and land, good position and comfortable home, Elisha became the “minister” to the wanderer. Compare Exo 24:13; Jos 1:1.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיָּ֨שָׁב	vai.Ya.shov	and he turned back	H7725 →
מֵאַחֲרָ֜יו	me.'a.cha.Rav	from after him	H310 →
וַיִּקַּ֣ח	vai.yi.Kach	and he took	H3947 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
צֶ֧מֶד	Tze.med	[the] pair of	H6776 →
הַבָּקָ֣ר	ha.ba.Kar	the ox[en]	H1241 →
וַיִּזְבָּחֵ֗הוּ	vai.yiz.ba.Che.hu	and he sacrificed it	H2076 →
וּבִכְלִ֤י	u.vikh.Li	and with [the] equipment of	H3627 →
הַבָּקָר֙	ha.ba.Kar	the ox[en]	H1241 →
בִּשְּׁלָ֣ם	bi.she.Lam	he cooked them	H1310 →
הַבָּשָׂ֔ר	ha.ba.Sar	the flesh	H1320 →
וַיִּתֵּ֥ן	vai.yi.Ten	and he gave [it]	H5414 →
לָעָ֖ם	la.'Am	to the people	H5971 →
וַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּ	vai.yo.Khe.lu	and they ate	H398 →
וַיָּ֗קָם	vai.Ya.kom	and he arose	H6965 →
וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ	vai.Ye.lekh	and he went	H1980 →
אַחֲרֵ֥י	'a.cha.Rei	after	H310 →
אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ	'e.li.Ya.hu	Elijah	H452 →
וַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃ פ	vay.sha.re.Te.hu	and he served him	H8334 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Timothy 4:11
Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is useful to me in the ministry.
leads to
- Acts 12:12
  And when he had realized this, he went to the house of Mary the mother of John, also called Mark, where many people had gathered together and were praying.
- Philemon 1:24
  as do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers.
- Acts 12:25
  When Barnabas and Saul had fulfilled their mission to Jerusalem, they returned, bringing with them John, also called Mark.
- 2 Timothy 1:15
  You know that everyone in the Province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
- Colossians 4:14
  Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas send you greetings.
Through
Exodus 24:13
So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant and went up on the mountain of God.
leads to
- Numbers 11:28
  Joshua son of Nun, the attendant to Moses since youth, spoke up and said, “Moses, my lord, stop them!”
- Exodus 33:11
  Thus the LORD would speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. Then Moses would return to the camp, but his young assistant Joshua son of Nun would not…
Through
2 Samuel 24:22
Araunah said to David, “My lord the king may take whatever seems good and offer it up. Here are the oxen for a burnt offering and the threshing sledges and ox yokes for the…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 6:14
  The cart came to the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh and stopped there near a large rock. The people chopped up the cart and offered the cows as a burnt offering to the LORD.