2 Kings 2:2-4

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² Elijah instructed Elisha, “Remain here on this side, please, because the Lord is sending me as far as Bethel.”

But Elisha replied, “As the Lord lives, I’m not going to leave you while you’re still alive!” So they both went on to Bethel.

³ When the Guild of Prophets^[a] who lived in Bethel came out to greet Elisha, they asked him, “You are aware, aren’t you, that later today the Lord is going to remove your master from being your mentor?”^[b]

“Of course I’m aware of it,” he said. “Calm down.”

⁴ Elijah also spoke to him, “Elisha, remain here on this side, please, because the Lord is sending me to Jericho.”

But Elisha responded, “As the Lord lives, and while you’re still alive, I’m not going to leave you!” So they went to Jericho.