1 Kings 19:16

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Modern

You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.

Traditional

And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel–meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.

Literal

And Jehu son of Nimshi you shall anoint as king over Israel. And Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place.

Latin

…et Jehu filium Namsi unges regem super Israël: Eliseum autem filium Saphat, qui est de Abelmehula, unges prophetam pro te.

Original

Hebrew

English

You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.

Notes

1 Kings 19:15–17

Go back … and go: With loving patience, God renewed his prophet's mission (see John 21:15–19). God told Elijah to return to where he had left God's mission; from there, he could move forward.
Hazael and Jehu became instruments of God's judgment (2 Kings 8:7–15; 9:14–37).
Elisha, who succeeded Elijah, would bring spiritual insight and further judgment to Israel (2 Kings 3:10–19; 8:7–15; 9:1–10:31; 13:3, 15–19).
Abel-meholah was south of Beth-shan, where the Jezreel Valley and the Jordan Valley meet (see 1 Kings 4:12; Judges 7:22).

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 Complaints Persecution Prophets in 1 Kings The Messiah The Suffering Prophet

Events

Prophecies of Elijah

Related verses

2 Kings 9:1–14
Now Elisha the prophet summoned one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, “Tuck your cloak under your belt, take this flask of oil, and go to Ramoth-gilead.
1 Kings 19:19–21
So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.
2 Kings 2:9
After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit,” Elisha replied.
2 Kings 2:15
When the sons of the prophets who were watching him from Jericho saw what had happened, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they went to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.
Luke 4:27
And there were many lepers in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet. Yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian.”
Judges 7:22
And when the three hundred rams’ horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath.
1 Kings 4:12
Baana son of Ahilud in Taanach, in Megiddo, and in all of Beth-shean next to Zarethan below Jezreel, from Beth-shean to Abel-meholah and on past Jokmeam;

People

Elisha: A prophet who succeeded Elijah Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Jehu: Son of Jehoshaphat, king of Israel, destroyed Ahab's dynasty Nimshi: Grandfather of Jehu Shaphat: Father of Elisha the prophet

Places

Abel-meholah: A town in Israel, home of Elisha

Glossary

Abel-meholah Ahab (King) Anoint Clothing Elisha Jehu John the Baptist Kings, Books of First and Second Leather Lord Messiah Miracle Mount, Mountain Nimshi Ordain, Ordination Remnant Shalmaneser Shaphat

Topics

Abel-Meholah: Elisha's Birthplace Anointing in Consecration of Prophets Anointing in Consecration: Jehu Anointing of the Holy Spirit: Typified Anointing: Typified Christian Minister: Call of Christian Minister: God's Care of Doubting: Exemplified Elijah: Flees to the Wilderness of Damascus Elisha: Elijah Instructed to Anoint Escapes to the Wilderness from the Fierceness of Jezebel Jehu: Son of Nimshi, King of Israel Oil used for Anointing to offices of Trust Prophets: Elisha Sacred Anointing: Persons Who Received: Prophets Shaphat: Father of Elisha

1 Kings 19:16

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