and Elijah said to Elisha,(A) “Stay here;(B) the Lord is sending me on to Bethel.”(C)

But Elisha replied, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.”(D) So they went down to Bethel.

Then the sons of the prophets(E) who were at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the Lord will take your master away from you today?” (F)

He said, “Yes, I know. Be quiet.”

Elijah said to him, “Elisha, stay here; the Lord is sending me to Jericho.”(G)

But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.

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