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1 Kings 19:20 So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, "Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you." "Go on back," Elijah replied, "for what have I done to you?"

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And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, &#8220;Please let me kiss my father and my mother, and <i>then</i> I will follow you.&#8221; And he said to him, &#8220;Go back again, for what have I done to you?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he left the oxen behind and ran after Elijah, and said, &#8220;Please let me kiss my father and my mother, then I will follow you.&#8221; And he said to him, &#8220;Go back, for what have I done to you?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, &#8220Please let me kiss my father and my mother, then I will follow you.&#8221 And he said to him, &#8220Go back again, for what have I done to you?&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, &#8220;Please let me kiss my father and my mother, then I will follow you.&#8221; And he said to him, &#8220;Go back again, for what have I done to you?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So he forsook the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, &#8220;Please let me kiss my father and my mother, then I will follow you.&#8221; And he said to him, &#8220;Go back again, for what have I done to you?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, &#8220;Please let me kiss my father and mother [goodbye], then I will follow you.&#8221; And he said to him, &#8220;Go on back; for what have I done to [stop] you?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Elisha left the oxen, ran to follow Elijah, and said, &#8220;Please let me kiss my father and mother, and then I will follow you.&#8221; &#8220;Go on back,&#8221; he replied, &#8220;for what have I done to you? &#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Elisha left the oxen, ran to follow Elijah, and said, &#8220Please let me kiss my father and mother, and then I will follow you."&#8221 Go on back,&#8221 he replied, &#8220for what have I done to you?&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Elisha stopped plowing and ran after him. "Let me kiss my parents goodbye, then I'll go with you," he said. "You can go," Elijah said. "But remember what I've done for you." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/19.htm">GOD'S WORD&reg; Translation</a></span><br />So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, "Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye. Then I will follow you." "Go back," Elijah answered him. "I'm not stopping you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Elisha then left his oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, "Let me kiss my father and mother good-bye, and then I will go with you." Elijah answered, "All right, go back. I'm not stopping you!" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He abandoned the oxen, ran off to follow Elijah, and asked him, "Please, let me kiss my mother and father good-bye, and then I'll come after you." "Go back again," Elijah replied. "What have I done to you?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, &#8220;Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.&#8221; &#8220;Go on back,&#8221; Elijah replied, &#8220;for what have I done to you?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, "Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, then I will follow you." Elijah said to him, "Go back! Indeed, what have I done to you?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, "Let me please kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you." He said to him, "Go back again; for what have I done to you?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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 to him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Elisha left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, &#8220;Let me please kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.&#8221; He said to him, &#8220;Go back again; for what have I done to you?&#8221; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and he forsakes the ox, and runs after Elijah, and says, &#8220;Please let me give a kiss to my father and to my mother, and I go after you.&#8221; And he says to him, &#8220;Go, turn back, for what have I done to you?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and he forsaketh the oxen, and runneth after Elijah, and saith, 'Let me give a kiss, I pray thee, to my father and to my mother, and I go after thee.' And he saith to him, 'Go, turn back, for what have I done to thee?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will forsake the oxen and run after Elijah, and say, I will kiss now to my father and to my mother, and I will go after thee. And he will say to him, Go, turn back; for what did I to thee?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he forthwith left the oxen and ran after Elias, and said: Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said to him: Go, and return back: for that which was my part, I have done to thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And immediately, leaving behind the oxen, he ran after Elijah. And he said, &#8220;I beg you to let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.&#8221; And he said to him: &#8220;Go, and turn back. For what was mine to do, I have done concerning you.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, &#8220;Please, let me kiss my father and mother good-bye, and I will follow you.&#8221; Elijah answered, &#8220;Go back! What have I done to you?&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, &#8220;Let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.&#8221; Then Elijah said to him, &#8220;Go back again; for what have I done to you?&#8221;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he left the plough and the oxen and went after Elijah and said to him, Let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you. And he said to him, Go back again; for what have I done to you?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he left the plough of the oxen and he went after Elyah, and he said to him: &#8220;I shall go, I shall kiss my father and my mother and I shall come after you!&#8221; He said to him: &#8220;Return, go, for what have I done to you?&#8221;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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; for what have I done to thee?'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Elisaie left the cattle, and ran after Eliu and said, I will kiss my father, and follow after thee. And Eliu said, Return, for I have done <i>a work</i> for thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/19-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=7732" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/19.htm">The Calling of Elisha</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19</span>So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him. <span class="reftext">20</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: way&#183;ya&#183;&#8216;a&#774;&#183;z&#333;&#7687; (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">So Elisha left</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: &#8217;e&#7791;- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1241.htm" title="1241: hab&#183;b&#257;&#183;q&#257;r (Art:: N-ms) -- Cattle, herd, an ox. From baqar; beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender; collectively, a herd.">the oxen,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7323.htm" title="7323: way&#183;y&#257;&#183;r&#257;&#7779; (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To run. A primitive root; to run.">ran</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: &#8217;a&#183;&#7717;a&#774;&#183;r&#234; (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">after</a> <a href="/hebrew/452.htm" title="452: &#8217;&#234;&#183;l&#238;&#183;y&#257;&#183;h&#363; (N-proper-ms) -- Or prolonged teliyahuw; from 'el and Yahh; God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites.">Elijah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way&#183;y&#333;&#183;mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: n&#257; (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. ">&#8220;Please</a> <a href="/hebrew/5401.htm" title="5401: &#8217;e&#353;&#183;&#353;&#601;&#183;q&#257;h- (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To kiss, to equip with weapons. A primitive root; to kiss, literally or figuratively; also, to equip with weapons.">let me kiss</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: l&#601;&#183;&#8217;&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#238; (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 1cs) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">my father</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: &#363;&#183;l&#601;&#183;&#8217;im&#183;m&#238; (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">and mother goodbye,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: w&#601;&#183;&#8217;&#234;&#183;l&#601;&#183;&#7733;&#257;h (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and then I will follow</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: &#8217;a&#183;&#7717;a&#774;&#183;re&#183;&#7733;&#257; (Prep:: 2ms) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">you.&#8221;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: l&#234;&#7733; (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">&#8220;Go on</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: &#353;&#363;&#7687; (V-Qal-Imp-ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">back,&#8221;</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way&#183;y&#333;&#183;mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">Elijah replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/l&#333;w (Prep:: 3ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: k&#238; (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">&#8220;for</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: meh- (Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">what</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: &#8216;&#257;&#183;&#347;&#238;&#183;&#7791;&#238; (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">have I done</a> <a href="/hebrew/l&#257;&#7733; (Prep:: 2fs) -- ">to you?&#8221;</a> </span><span class="reftext">21</span>So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. With the oxen&#8217;s equipment, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.&#8230;<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> &middot; <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-61.htm">Luke 9:61-62</a></span><br />Still another said, &#8220;I will follow You, Lord; but first let me bid farewell to my family.&#8221; / Then Jesus declared, &#8220;No one who puts his hand to the plow and then looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/4-18.htm">Matthew 4:18-22</a></span><br />As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. / &#8220;Come, follow Me,&#8221; Jesus said, &#8220;and I will make you fishers of men.&#8221; / And at once they left their nets and followed Him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/1-16.htm">Mark 1:16-20</a></span><br />As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. / &#8220;Come, follow Me,&#8221; Jesus said, &#8220;and I will make you fishers of men.&#8221; / And at once they left their nets and followed Him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-21.htm">Matthew 8:21-22</a></span><br />Another of His disciples requested, &#8220;Lord, first let me go and bury my father.&#8221; / But Jesus told him, &#8220;Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-4.htm">Exodus 3:4</a></span><br />When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called out to him from within the bush, &#8220;Moses, Moses!&#8221; &#8220;Here I am,&#8221; he answered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/2-2.htm">2 Kings 2:2</a></span><br />and Elijah said to Elisha, &#8220;Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.&#8221; But Elisha replied, &#8220;As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.&#8221; So they went down to Bethel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/2-6.htm">2 Kings 2:6</a></span><br />And Elijah said to Elisha, &#8220;Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to the Jordan.&#8221; But Elisha replied, &#8220;As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.&#8221; So the two of them went on.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-29.htm">Matthew 19:29</a></span><br />And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-29.htm">Mark 10:29-30</a></span><br />&#8220;Truly I tell you,&#8221; Jesus replied, &#8220;no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for My sake and for the gospel / will fail to receive a hundredfold in the present age&#8212;houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and fields, along with persecutions&#8212;and in the age to come, eternal life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-29.htm">Luke 18:29-30</a></span><br />&#8220;Truly I tell you,&#8221; Jesus replied, &#8220;no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God / will fail to receive many times more in this age&#8212;and in the age to come, eternal life.&#8221;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Abram, &#8220;Leave your country, your kindred, and your father&#8217;s household, and go to the land I will show you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-55.htm">Genesis 31:55</a></span><br />Early the next morning, Laban got up and kissed his grandchildren and daughters and blessed them. Then he left to return home.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/33-9.htm">Deuteronomy 33:9</a></span><br />He said of his father and mother, &#8216;I do not consider them.&#8217; He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-6.htm">Jeremiah 1:6-7</a></span><br />&#8220;Ah, Lord GOD,&#8221; I said, &#8220;I surely do not know how to speak, for I am only a child!&#8221; / But the LORD told me: &#8220;Do not say, &#8216;I am only a child.&#8217; For to everyone I send you, you must go, and all that I command you, you must speak.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/20-37.htm">Acts 20:37</a></span><br />They all wept openly as they embraced Paul and kissed him.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray you, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you. And he said to him, Go back again: for what have I done to you?</p><p class="hdg">he left</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/4-20.htm">Matthew 4:20,22</a></b></br> And they straightway left <i>their</i> nets, and followed him&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/9-9.htm">Matthew 9:9</a></b></br> And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom: and he saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, and followed him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/19-27.htm">Matthew 19:27</a></b></br> Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?</p><p class="hdg">Let me, I pray</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/8-21.htm">Matthew 8:21,22</a></b></br> And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/9-61.htm">Luke 9:61,62</a></b></br> And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house&#8230; </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/20-37.htm">Acts 20:37</a></b></br> And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him,</p><p class="hdg">Go back again [heb] Go, return </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/19-19.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-19.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-19.htm">Elisha</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-21.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-13.htm">Forsaketh</a> <a href="/ruth/1-14.htm">Good-By</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-9.htm">Kiss</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-27.htm">Letting</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-23.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-19.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/1_kings/17-21.htm">Please</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-3.htm">Ran</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-46.htm">Runneth</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-46.htm">Running</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-15.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/19-21.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-21.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-21.htm">Elisha</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-10.htm">Follow</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-22.htm">Forsaketh</a> <a href="/luke/9-61.htm">Good-By</a> <a href="/job/31-27.htm">Kiss</a> <a href="/job/10-17.htm">Letting</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-42.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-21.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-7.htm">Please</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-35.htm">Ran</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-35.htm">Runneth</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-21.htm">Running</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-5.htm">Turn</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/19-1.htm">Elijah, threatened by Jezebel, flees to Beersheba</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/19-4.htm">In the desert, being weary of his life, he is comforted by an angel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/19-9.htm">At Horeb God appears unto him, sending him to anoint Hazael, Jehu, and Elisha</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/19-19.htm">Elisha, taking leave of his friends, follows Elijah</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3753401421161123"; /* 200 x 200 Parallel Bible */ google_ad_slot = "7676643937"; google_ad_width = 200; google_ad_height = 200; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/1_kings/19.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>So Elisha left the oxen</b><br />The phrase signifies a pivotal moment of decision and transition. Elisha's act of leaving the oxen symbolizes a departure from his former life and duties. In the Hebrew context, oxen were valuable assets, representing wealth and livelihood. Elisha's willingness to leave them behind underscores his readiness to embrace a divine calling over material security. This mirrors the call of discipleship in the New Testament, where followers of Christ are often called to leave their past lives to pursue a higher purpose.<p><b>and ran after Elijah</b><br />Running after Elijah indicates urgency and eagerness. In the ancient Near Eastern culture, running was often associated with enthusiasm and commitment. Elisha's action reflects his immediate and wholehearted response to God's call through Elijah. This eagerness is reminiscent of the New Testament disciples who left their nets to follow Jesus, highlighting the importance of prompt obedience in the life of faith.<p><b>'Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye,'</b><br />This request reveals Elisha's respect for familial ties and cultural customs. In Hebrew tradition, honoring one's parents was a significant commandment. Elisha's desire to bid farewell to his parents shows his integrity and respect for family obligations, even as he prepares to embark on a new spiritual journey. This balance between honoring family and following God's call is a recurring theme in Scripture, emphasizing the importance of both commitments.<p><b>'then I will follow you.'</b><br />Elisha's declaration of intent to follow Elijah signifies a commitment to discipleship. The Hebrew word for "follow" often implies a deep, ongoing relationship, not just a physical following. This commitment is akin to the call of Jesus to His disciples, where following implies a life of learning, service, and transformation. Elisha's willingness to follow Elijah foreshadows his future role as a prophet and leader in Israel.<p><b>'Go on back,'</b><br />Elijah's response, "Go on back," can be seen as a test of Elisha's resolve. It suggests that the decision to follow must be made freely and with full understanding of the cost. In the broader biblical narrative, God often allows individuals to count the cost of discipleship, ensuring that their commitment is genuine and wholehearted.<p><b>'for what have I done to you?'</b><br />This rhetorical question from Elijah serves to remind Elisha that the call to follow is ultimately from God, not man. Elijah's role is merely as an instrument of God's will. This statement underscores the divine nature of the prophetic call and the understanding that true calling comes from God alone. It invites Elisha to reflect on the divine encounter and the personal nature of his calling, encouraging a response that is both personal and profound.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) <span class= "bld">Let me, I pray thee.</span>--It is impossible not to compare this with the similar request made to our Lord (<a href="/context/luke/9-61.htm" title="And another also said, Lord, I will follow you; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.">Luke 9:61-62</a>) by one who declared readiness to follow Him. The comparison suggests that the answer of Elijah is one of half-ironical rebuke of what seemed hesitation--"Go back, if thou wilt; what have I done to constrain thee?" In both cases we have the stern but necessary rejection of half-hearted service, even if the heart be distracted by the most natural and sacred love. But Elijah sees that Elisha means simply farewell, and he apparently waits till it is over.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 20.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he left the oxen</span> [As, being the last in the line, he could do, without stopping the others. It is probable too that, Elisha being the last, Elijah's action would not have been observed by the rest], <span class="cmt_word">and ran after Elijah</span> [It is clear that Elisha both understood the act, and made up his mind at once. No doubt he too had long sighed and prayed over the demoralization of his country and the dishonour done to his God. Elijah, after casting the mantle, strode on, leaving it for Elisha to take or reject it. The latter soon showed his choice by <span class="accented">running</span> after him], <span class="cmt_word">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</span> [Heb. <span class="accented">go, return</span>]: <span class="cmt_word">for what have I done to thee?</span> [There is not a word of reproof here, as Wordsworth and Rawlinson imagine. Indeed, it would have been strange if there had been. A greater readiness to obey the prophetic summons, Elisha could not well have showed. Forthwith, as soon as he realized his call, "he left the oxen and ran after" his newmaster. True, he asks permission - and why should he not? for "grace is no enemy to good nature" - to give a parting embrace to the father and mother to whom he owed his life, and whom he had been required by God to honour. But there is no proof of "a divided heart" here. If he had begged to be allowed to stay and <span class="accented">bury</span> his mother and father (St. <a href="/luke/9-59.htm">Luke 9:59-61</a>) it might have been otherwise. But he suggests nothing of the kind. He says: "One kiss, one farewell, and then I will follow thee." It is a complete mistake, consequently, to interpret Elijah's words to mean, "Go, return to thy ploughing, for why shouldst thou quit it?... Thou canst remain as thou art" (Rawlinson). Their true meaning, as evidenced by the sequel (ver. 21), clearly was, "Go back and kiss them; why shouldst thou not? <span class="accented">For</span> what have I done to thee? I have summoned thee to follow me. But I have not required thee to repudiate thine own flesh and blood."] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/19-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So Elisha left</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1463;&#1506;&#1458;&#1494;&#1465;&#1443;&#1489;</span> <span class="translit">(way&#183;ya&#183;&#8216;a&#774;&#183;z&#333;&#7687;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> </span><span class="str2">To loosen, relinquish, permit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the oxen,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1492;&#1463;&#1489;&#1468;&#1464;&#1511;&#1464;&#1431;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(hab&#183;b&#257;&#183;q&#257;r)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article &#124; Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1241.htm">Strong's 1241: </a> </span><span class="str2">Beef cattle, ox, a herd</span><br /><br /><span class="word">ran</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1464;&#1433;&#1512;&#1464;&#1509;&#1433;</span> <span class="translit">(way&#183;y&#257;&#183;r&#257;&#7779;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7323.htm">Strong's 7323: </a> </span><span class="str2">To run</span><br /><br /><span class="word">after</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1463;&#1495;&#1458;&#1512;&#1461;&#1443;&#1497;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;a&#183;&#7717;a&#774;&#183;r&#234;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Elijah,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1469;&#1461;&#1500;&#1460;&#1497;&#1468;&#1464;&#1428;&#1492;&#1493;&#1468;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;&#234;&#183;l&#238;&#183;y&#257;&#183;h&#363;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_452.htm">Strong's 452: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elijah -- 'Yah is God', a well-known prophet of Israel, also three other Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and said,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1465;&#1431;&#1488;&#1502;&#1462;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(way&#183;y&#333;&#183;mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">&#8220;Please</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1504;&#1468;&#1464;&#1488;&#1433;</span> <span class="translit">(n&#257;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4994.htm">Strong's 4994: </a> </span><span class="str2">I pray', 'now', 'then'</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let me kiss</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1462;&#1513;&#1473;&#1468;&#1456;&#1511;&#1464;&#1492;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;e&#353;&#183;&#353;&#601;&#183;q&#257;h-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5401.htm">Strong's 5401: </a> </span><span class="str2">To kiss, to equip with weapons</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my father</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1456;&#1488;&#1464;&#1489;&#1460;&#1443;&#1497;</span> <span class="translit">(l&#601;&#183;&#8217;&#257;&#183;&#7687;&#238;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l &#124; Noun - masculine singular construct &#124; first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and mother [goodbye],</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1468;&#1500;&#1456;&#1488;&#1460;&#1502;&#1468;&#1460;&#1428;&#1497;</span> <span class="translit">(&#363;&#183;l&#601;&#183;&#8217;im&#183;m&#238;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l &#124; Noun - feminine singular construct &#124; first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and then I will follow</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1456;&#1488;&#1461;&#1500;&#1456;&#1499;&#1464;&#1430;&#1492;</span> <span class="translit">(w&#601;&#183;&#8217;&#234;&#183;l&#601;&#183;&#7733;&#257;h)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you.&#8221;</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1488;&#1463;&#1495;&#1458;&#1512;&#1462;&#1425;&#1497;&#1498;&#1464;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8217;a&#183;&#7717;a&#774;&#183;re&#183;&#7733;&#257;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition &#124; second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">&#8220;Go on</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1461;&#1443;&#1498;&#1456;</span> <span class="translit">(l&#234;&#7733;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">back,&#8221;</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1513;&#1473;&#1428;&#1493;&#1468;&#1489;</span> <span class="translit">(&#353;&#363;&#7687;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Elijah] replied,</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1493;&#1463;&#1497;&#1468;&#1465;&#1444;&#1488;&#1502;&#1462;&#1512;</span> <span class="translit">(way&#183;y&#333;&#183;mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw &#124; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">&#8220;for</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1499;&#1468;&#1460;&#1445;&#1497;</span> <span class="translit">(k&#238;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">what</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1502;&#1462;&#1492;&#1470;</span> <span class="translit">(meh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interrogative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm">Strong's 4100: </a> </span><span class="str2">What?, what!, indefinitely what</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have I done</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1506;&#1464;&#1513;&#1474;&#1460;&#1430;&#1497;&#1514;&#1460;&#1497;</span> <span class="translit">(&#8216;&#257;&#183;&#347;&#238;&#183;&#7791;&#238;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you?&#8221;</span><br /><span class="heb">&#1500;&#1464;&#1469;&#1498;&#1456;&#1475;</span> <span class="translit">(l&#257;&#7733;)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition &#124; second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_0.htm">Strong's 0: </a> </span><span class="str2">0</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/19-20.htm">1 Kings 19:20 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/19-20.htm">1 Kings 19:20 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/19-20.htm">1 Kings 19:20 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/19-20.htm">1 Kings 19:20 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/19-20.htm">1 Kings 19:20 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/19-20.htm">1 Kings 19:20 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/19-20.htm">1 Kings 19:20 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/19-20.htm">1 Kings 19:20 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/19-20.htm">1 Kings 19:20 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/19-20.htm">1 Kings 19:20 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/19-20.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 19:20 He left the oxen and ran after (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/19-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 19:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 19:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/19-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 19:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 19:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>

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