When they came back, Elisha was staying in Jericho. He said to them, “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t go’?”

The king asked them, “Describe the appearance of this man who came up to meet you and told you these things.”

“You have with you the sons of your master, chariots and horses, a fortified city, and weapons. So when this letter arrives,

The Lord solemnly warned Israel and Judah through all his prophets and all the seers, “Turn back from your evil ways; obey my commandments and rules that are recorded in the law. I ordered your ancestors to keep this law and sent my servants the prophets to remind you of its demands.”