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.
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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