2 Kings 2:15-18

2:15 When the members of the prophetic guild in Jericho, ¹  who were standing at a distance, ²  saw him do this, they said, “The spirit that energized Elijah ³  rests upon Elisha.” They went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him. 2:16 They said to him, “Look, there are fifty capable men with your servants. Let them go and look for your master, for the wind sent from the Lord ⁴  may have carried him away and dropped him on one of the hills or in one of the valleys.” But Elisha ⁵  replied, “Don’t send them out.” 2:17 But they were so insistent, he became embarrassed. So he said, “Send them out.” They sent the fifty men out and they looked for three days, but could not find Elijah. ⁶  2:18 When they came back, Elisha ⁷  was staying in Jericho. He said to them, “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t go’?”

[2:15]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B2; Map6 E1; Map7 E1; Map8 E3; Map10 A2; Map11 A1.

[2:15]  ² tn Heb “and the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho, [who were standing] opposite, saw him and said.”

[2:15]  ³ tn Heb “the spirit of Elijah.”

[2:16]  ⁴ tn Or “the spirit of the Lord.”

[2:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:17]  ⁶ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Elijah) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[2:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.