aSee 2 Kgs. 9:1-6
dSee 2 Kgs. 9–10
1 Kings 19:16-21
16 aAnd Jehu the son of Nimshi you shall anoint to be king over Israel, and bElisha the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah you shall anoint to be prophet in your place. 17And the one who escapes from cthe sword of Hazael dshall Jehu put to death, and the one who escapes from the sword of Jehu eshall Elisha put to death. 18 fYet I will leave seven thousand in Israel, all the knees that have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not gkissed him.”The Call of Elisha
19So he departed from there and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen in front of him, and he was with the twelfth. Elijah passed by him and cast hhis cloak upon him. 20And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, i“Let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” And he said to him, “Go back again, for what have I done to you?” 21And he returned from following him and took the yoke of oxen and sacrificed them and boiled their flesh jwith the yokes of the oxen and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he arose and went after Elijah and assisted him.
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