Translations
Modern
When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”
Traditional
And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
Literal
And they came back to him, for he had stayed in Jericho. And he said to them, “Did not I say to you not to go?”
Latin
Et reversi sunt ad eum: at ille habitabat in Jericho, et dixit eis: Numquid non dixi vobis: Nolite mittere?
Original
Hebrew
English
When they returned to Elisha, who was staying in Jericho, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”
Notes
The prophets looked through the wilderness to make sure Elijah had not just vanished for a while (see 1 Kings 18:12). Elisha already knew the search was useless.
Elijah was taken up into heaven. At that moment, the role of prophet passed to Elisha, shown by the transfer of Elijah’s mantle (cloak).
Events
Places
Jericho: An ancient city in Canaan, famously conquered by Israel
Glossary
Elijah Jericho Kings, Books of First and Second Sons of the Prophets
Topics
Ascension of Elijah Jericho: A City East of Jerusalem and Near the Jordan River: Company of |The Sons of the Prophets| Lived At Jericho: Waters of Purified by Elisha