1 Kings 19:20

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Modern

So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?”

Traditional

And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?

Literal

And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and he said, “Let me kiss, please, my father and my mother, and I will follow you.” And he said to him, “Go, turn back, for what have I done to you?”

Latin

Qui statim relictis bobus cucurrit post Eliam, et ait: Osculer, oro, patrem meum, et matrem meam, et sic sequar te. Dixitque ei: Vade, et revertere: quod enim meum erat, feci tibi.

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English

So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?”

Notes

1 Kings 19:19–21

The anointing of Elisha concludes the Lord’s instructions to Elijah. Elisha performed the other two anointings that God had originally assigned to Elijah (1 Kings 19:15–16), as recorded in (2 Kings 8:7–15; 9:1–10).

1 Kings 17:1–19:21

The prophet Elijah's work was closely tied to his spiritual growth. Elijah challenged Israel's interest in Baal, the Canaanite storm god. During this conflict, Elijah saw God's power and support, unlike Baal's weakness. This was shown in Elijah's contest with Baal's prophets on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:1–46). After fleeing from Jezebel, God renewed Elijah's mission at Mount Sinai (1 Kings 19:1–18). Elijah's mission was finished by his successor, Elisha (1 Kings 19:19–21).

Theme notes and profiles

Ahab Elijah Elisha Jezebel Prophets in 1 Kings

Events

Prophecies of Elijah

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Matthew 8:21–22
Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”
Luke 9:61–62
Still another said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.”
Acts 20:37
They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.
Matthew 4:22
…and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Him.
Matthew 9:9
As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.
Matthew 19:27
“Look,” Peter replied, “we have left everything to follow You. What then will there be for us?”
Matthew 4:20
And at once they left their nets and followed Him.

People

Elijah: A prophet during the reigns of Ahab and Ahaziah

Glossary

Abel-meholah Ahab (King) Elisha John the Baptist Kings, Books of First and Second Miracle Remnant

Topics

Elijah: Flees to the Wilderness of Damascus Excuses: General Scriptures Concerning Mother: General Scriptures Concerning Obedience: Elisha Procrastination: Elisha

1 Kings 19:20

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