1 Kings 19:15–21

15 And the Lord said unto him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of qDamascus: and when thou comest, ranoint Hazael to be king over Syria: 16 And sJehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and *Elisha the son of Shaphat of tAbel-meholah shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room. 17 And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of uHazael shall xJehu slay: and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu yshall Elisha slay. 18 Yet z||I have left me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and aevery mouth which hath not kissed him.

19 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast bhis mantle upon him. 20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, cLet 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? 21 And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh dwith the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and ewent after Elijah, and fministered unto him.