2 Kings 2:4
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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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
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…
Elijah's times, and the events concerning him, are as little dated as those of any great man in scripture; we are not told of his age, nor in what year of Ahab's reign he first appeared, nor in what…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
hath sent meto Jericho The famous city which played a part in the history of Israel from their first entry into Canaan. It had been rebuilt in Ahab's reign (1Ki 16:34) in spite of the divine curse…
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