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1 Kings 19:17-19
Contemporary English Version
1 Kings 19:17-19
Contemporary English Version
17 Hazael will start killing the people who worship Baal. Jehu will kill those who escape from Hazael, and Elisha will kill those who escape from Jehu.
18 (A) But 7,000 Israelites have refused to worship Baal, and they will live.
Elisha Becomes Elijah's Assistant
19 Elijah left and found Elisha plowing a field with a pair of oxen. There were eleven other men in front of him, and each one was also plowing with a pair of oxen. Elijah went over and put his own coat on Elisha.[a]
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- 19.19 put … Elisha: This was a sign that Elijah wanted Elisha to follow him and become a prophet.
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