² and Elijah said to Elisha,^(A) “Stay here;^(B) the Lord is sending me on to Bethel.”^(C)

But Elisha replied, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.”^(D) So they went down to Bethel.

⁴ Elijah said to him, “Elisha, stay here; the Lord is sending me to Jericho.”^(A)

But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.

⁶ Elijah said to him, “Stay here; the Lord is sending me to the Jordan.”^(A)

But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on.