2 Kings 9:1
ContextJehu Becomes King
9:1 Now Elisha the prophet summoned a member of the prophetic guild 1 and told him, “Tuck your robes into your belt, take this container 2 of olive oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth Gilead.
2 Kings 4:29
Context4:29 Elisha 3 told Gehazi, “Tuck your robes into your belt, take my staff, 4 and go! Don’t stop to exchange greetings with anyone! 5 Place my staff on the child’s face.”
2 Kings 8:8
Context8:8 So the king told Hazael, “Take a gift 6 and go visit the prophet. Request from him an oracle from the Lord. Ask him, 7 ‘Will I recover from this sickness?’”


[9:1] 1 tn Heb “one of the sons of the prophets.”
[4:29] 3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Elisha) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[4:29] 4 tn Heb “take my staff in your hand.”
[4:29] 5 tn Heb “If you meet a man, do not greet him with a blessing; if a man greets you with a blessing, do not answer.”