1 Kings 19:21

And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.

And he returned back {H7725} from him {H310}, and took {H3947} a yoke {H6776} of oxen {H1241}, and slew {H2076} them, and boiled {H1310} their flesh {H1320} with the instruments {H3627} of the oxen {H1241}, and gave {H5414} unto the people {H5971}, and they did eat {H398}. Then he arose {H6965}, and went {H3212} after {H310} Elijah {H452}, and ministered {H8334} unto him.

Elisha stopped following him. Then he took the yoke of oxen, slaughtered them, cooked their meat over the wooden yokes of the oxen and gave it to the people to eat. Then he got up, went after Eliyahu and became his servant.

So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. With the oxen’s equipment, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.

And he returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Samuel 24:22 (6 votes)

    And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what [seemeth] good unto him: behold, [here be] oxen for burnt sacrifice, and threshing instruments and [other] instruments of the oxen for wood.

  • Luke 5:28 (3 votes)

    And he left all, rose up, and followed him.

  • Luke 5:29 (3 votes)

    And Levi made him a great feast in his own house: and there was a great company of publicans and of others that sat down with them.

  • Exodus 24:13 (3 votes)

    And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.

  • 2 Kings 2:3 (2 votes)

    And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know [it]; hold ye your peace.

  • Numbers 27:18 (2 votes)

    And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom [is] the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him;

  • Numbers 27:20 (2 votes)

    And thou shalt put [some] of thine honour upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may be obedient.