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.

⁵ The Guild of Prophets who lived in Jericho approached Elisha and asked him, “You are aware, aren’t you, that later today the Lord is going to remove your master from being your mentor?”^[a]

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

⁶ Elijah also spoke to him, “Elisha, remain here on this side, please, because the Lord is sending me to the Jordan River.”^[b]

But Elisha responded, “As the Lord lives, and while you’re still alive, I’m not going to leave you!” So they went on their way,^[c]