(A)The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho approached Elisha and said to him, “(B)Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from over [a]you today?” And he [b]answered, “Yes, I know; be still.” Then Elijah said to him, “Please (C)stay here, for the Lord has sent me to (D)the Jordan.” And he said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on.

Now (E)fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite them at a distance, while the two of them stood by the Jordan.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 2:5 Lit your head
  2. 2 Kings 2:5 Lit said