They returnedto him while he was stayingat Jericho;and he saidto them, "Did I not sayto you, 'Do not go'?"
But when they urgedhim untilhe was ashamed,he said,"Send."They senttherefore fiftymen;and they searchedthreedaysbut did not findhim.
Then the menof the citysaidto Elisha,"Beholdnow, the situationof this cityis pleasant,as my lordsees;but the wateris badand the landis unfruitful."
He enteredJerichoand was passing through.
