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1 Kings 19:18-20
New Century Version
1 Kings 19:18-20
New Century Version
18 I have seven thousand people left in Israel who have never bowed down before Baal and whose mouths have never kissed his idol.”
Elisha Becomes a Prophet
19 So Elijah left that place and found Elisha son of Shaphat plowing a field with a team of oxen. He owned twelve teams of oxen and was plowing with the twelfth team. Elijah came up to Elisha, took off his coat, and put it on Elisha. 20 Then Elisha left his oxen and ran to follow Elijah. “Let me kiss my father and my mother good-bye,” Elisha said. “Then I will go with you.”
Elijah answered, “Go back. It does not matter to me.”
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