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.

Then the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the Lord will take your master away from you today?”

He said, “Yes, I know. Be quiet.”

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

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

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Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here, Elisha; the Lord has sent me to Jericho.(A)

And he replied, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.

The company(B) of the prophets at Jericho went up to Elisha and asked him, “Do you know that the Lord is going to take your master from you today?”

“Yes, I know,” he replied, “so be quiet.”

Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here;(C) the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.”(D)

And he replied, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.”(E) So the two of them walked on.

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