1 Kings 19:20
“And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah,.... His heart being touched by the Lord at the same time, and his mind…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father ... - Not an unnatural request before following his new spiritual father. Elijah…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Let me - kiss my father and my mother - Elisha fully understood that he was called by this ceremony to the prophetic…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 19:19-21
Elisha was named last in the orders God gave to Elijah, but he was first called, for by him the other two were to be…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
kiss my father and my mother He was sensible that the separation was to be permanent, and that a higher call than that…
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