2 Kings 2:4 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 2:4

And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Jericho.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee,.... At Bethel: for the Lord hath sent me to Jericho; to the school of the prophets there, to strengthen, encourage, and advise them: and he said, as the lord liveth, &c; using the same form of oath as before: so they came to Jericho; together, which, as the above writer says (i), was four miles from Bethel. (i) Travels, &c. p. 205.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Note, Those that are going to heaven themselves ought to be concerned for those they leave behind them on earth, and to leave with them their experiences, testimonies, counsels, and prayers, 2 Pet. i. When Christ said, with triumph, Now I am no more in the world, he added, with tenderness, But these are.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

The revelation of this striking event to so many was a necessary part of the dispensation; for it was designed to be under the law, like that of Enoch in the patriarchal age, a visible proof of another state, and a type of the resurrection of Christ.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּאמֶר֩	vai.yo.Mer	and he said	H559 →
ל֨וֹ	lo	to him
אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ	'e.li.Ya.hu	Elijah	H452 →
אֱלִישָׁ֣ע׀	'e.li.Sha'	O Elisha	H477 →
שֵֽׁב־	shev-	remain	H3427 →
נָ֣א	na'	please	H4994 →
פֹ֗ה	Foh	here	H6311 →
כִּ֤י	ki	for	H3588 →
יְהוָה֙	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
שְׁלָחַ֣נִי	she.la.Cha.ni	he has sent me	H7971 →
יְרִיח֔וֹ	ye.ri.Cho	Jericho	H3405 →
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
חַי־	chai-	[by] [the] life	H2416 →
יְהוָ֥ה	Yah.weh	of Yahweh	H3068 →
וְחֵֽי־	ve.chei-	and [by] [the] life of	H2416 →
נַפְשְׁךָ֖	naf.she.Kha	self your	H5315 →
אִם־	'im-	if	H518 →
אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ	'e.'ez.Ve.ka	I will leave you	H5800 →
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ	vai.ya.Vo.'u	and they went	H935 →
יְרִיחֽוֹ׃	ye.ri.Cho	Jericho	H3405 →

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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
Joshua 6:26
At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations;…
leads to
- 1 Kings 16:34
  In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Acts 19:13
  Now there were some itinerant Jewish exorcists who tried to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those with evil spirits. They would say, “I bind you by Jesus, whom Paul proclaims.”
Through
1 Kings 16:34
In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to…
leads to
- Joshua 6:26
  At that time Joshua invoked this solemn oath: “Cursed before the LORD is the man who rises up and rebuilds this city, Jericho; at the cost of his firstborn he will lay its foundations;…
Through
Luke 19:1
Then Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through.
leads to
- Joshua 6:1–27
  Now Jericho was tightly shut up because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.
- Luke 18:35
  As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging.
Through
2 Kings 2:2
and Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not…
leads to
- 2 Kings 2:6
  And Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to the Jordan.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will…
- 2 Kings 4:30
  And the mother of the boy said, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her.
Through
2 Kings 4:30
And the mother of the boy said, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her.
leads to
- 2 Kings 2:2
  and Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not…

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About 2 Kings

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 2 Kings