2 Kings 2:6
in 2 Kings 2And 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 not leave you.” So the two of them went on.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Elijah said unto him, Tarry here, I pray thee; for Jehovah hath sent me to the Jordan. And he said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.
KJV
And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the Lord hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.
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This verse in 2 Kings 2
Commentary
5 notes on this verseAnd Elijah said unto him, tarry, I pray thee, here,.... At Jericho, seemingly very desirous to get rid of him, that he might not see his assumption: for the Lord hath sent me to Jordan: where passing that he was to be taken up: and he said, &c; Elisha swore, as before, he would not leave him: and they two went on; to Jordan, which was six miles from Jericho (k). (k) Travels, &c. p. 205.
This site's exposition
the LORD has sent me on to Jericho
on 2 Kings 2:4-6
The scene plays twice more, at Jericho and at the Jordan, with Elisha swearing the same oath, “I will not leave you”. The sons of the prophets at Jericho know what those at Bethel knew, so two companies of prophets confirm the departure before it happens.
This site's exposition
sent me on to the Jordan
The Jordan lay about six miles from Jericho by John Gill's reckoning, the last stage of the road. Gill read Elijah's third request as a wish to be taken up unseen. The two of them went on together.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Elijah, who now lived with Elisha, whom he had also consecrated as prophet according to a divine oracle, as has been said already, was with him every day, inseparably sharing with him the same way of life. When he was about to ascend into the …
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
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.
The words behind it
19 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּאמֶר֩ | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| ל֨וֹ | lo | to him | ||
| אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ | ʾeliyahu | Elijah | H452 → | 71 times |
| שֵֽׁב־ | shev- | remain | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| נָ֣א | na' | please | H4994 → | 404 times |
| פֹ֗ה | foh | here | H6311 → | 82 times |
| כִּ֤י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| שְׁלָחַ֣נִי | shelachani | he has sent me | H7971 → | 845 times |
| הַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָה | haiyardenah | the Jordan towards | H3383 → | 182 times |
| וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| חַי־ | chai- | [by] [the] life | H2416 → | 498 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | of Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְחֵֽי־ | vechei- | and [by] [the] life of | H2416 → | 498 times |
| נַפְשְׁךָ֖ | nafshekha | self your | H5315 → | 754 times |
| אִם־ | ʾim- | if | H518 → | 1069 times |
| אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ | ʾeezveka | I will leave you | H5800 → | 215 times |
| וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ | vaiyelekhu | and they went | H1980 → | 1546 times |
| שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | sheneihem | [the] two of them | H8147 → | 768 times |
וַיֹּאמֶר֩and he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
ל֨וֹto him
lo
אֵלִיָּ֜הוּElijah
ʾeliyahuH452 →71 times
שֵֽׁב־remain
shev-H3427 →1079 times
נָ֣אplease
na'H4994 →404 times
פֹ֗הhere
fohH6311 →82 times
כִּ֤יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
שְׁלָחַ֣נִיhe has sent me
shelachaniH7971 →845 times
הַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָהthe Jordan towards
haiyardenahH3383 →182 times
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
חַי־[by] [the] life
chai-H2416 →498 times
יְהוָ֥הof Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְחֵֽי־and [by] [the] life of
vechei-H2416 →498 times
נַפְשְׁךָ֖self your
nafshekhaH5315 →754 times
אִם־if
ʾim-H518 →1069 times
אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּI will leave you
ʾeezvekaH5800 →215 times
וַיֵּלְכ֖וּand they went
vaiyelekhuH1980 →1546 times
שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃[the] two of them
sheneihemH8147 →768 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Joshua 3:15Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge,
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 12:15
These are the ones who crossed the Jordan in the first month when it was overflowing all its banks, and they put to flight all those in the valleys, both to the east and…
- Joshua 4:18
When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up out of the Jordan and their feet touched the dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their course…
- Jeremiah 49:19
Behold, one will come up like a lion from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered pasture. For in an instant I will chase Edom from her land. Who is the chosen one…
- Joshua 3:13
When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will…
- Jeremiah 12:5
“If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in a peaceful land, how will you do in the thickets…
- 1 Chronicles 12:15
Through
2 Kings 2:2and 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…
it leads to
- Ruth 1:15–18
“Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law has gone back to her people and her gods; follow her back home.”
- 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.
- John 6:67–68
So Jesus asked the Twelve, “Do you want to leave too?”
- Ruth 1:15–18
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonDivided kingdomElijahThe Tishbite who shut heaven for three years and a half, called down fire on Carmel, heard the still small voice at Horeb, and wen…
- PersonDivided kingdomElishaElijah's successor with the firstborn's double portion; the prophet of the healed spring, the widow's oil, the Shunammite's son, N…
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Ephrem the Syrian, ON THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 2:2-5; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.