You are to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah as prophet in your place.
2 Kings 2:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When the sons of the prophets from Jericho who were observing saw him, they said, ‘The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.’ They came to meet him and bowed down to the ground in front of him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When the sons of the prophets who were [watching] at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha. And they came to meet him and bowed themselves to the ground before him. American Standard Version (1901) And when the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho over against him saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. Common English Bible The group of prophets from Jericho saw him from a distance. They said, “Elijah’s spirit has settled on Elisha!” So they came out to meet him, bowing down before him. Catholic Public Domain Version Then the sons of the prophets, who were at Jericho, watching from a distance, said, "The spirit of Elijah has rested upon Elisha." And approaching to meet him, they reverenced him prone on the ground. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the sons of the prophets at Jericho, who were over against him, seeing it said: The spirit of Elias hath rested upon Eliseus. And coming to meet him, they worshipped him, falling to the ground; |
You are to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah as prophet in your place.
One of the sons of the prophets said to his fellow prophet by the word of the Lord, ‘Strike me! ’ But the man refused to strike him.
The men of the city said to Elisha, ‘My lord can see that even though the city’s location is good, the water is bad and the land unfruitful.’
Fifty men from the sons of the prophets came and stood observing them at a distance while the two of them stood by the Jordan.
She came, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground; she picked up her son and left.
Gehazi said, ‘It’s all right. My master has sent me to say, “I have just now discovered that two young men from the sons of the prophets have come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them thirty-five kilograms of silver and two sets of clothing.” ’
The prophet Elisha called one of the sons of the prophets and said, ‘Tuck your mantle under your belt, take this flask of oil with you, and go to Ramoth-gilead.
The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him – a Spirit of wisdom and understanding, a Spirit of counsel and strength, a Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.
‘As for me, this is my covenant with them,’ says the Lord: ‘My Spirit who is on you, and my words that I have put in your mouth, will not depart from your mouth, or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of your children’s children, from now on and for ever,’ says the Lord.
So Amos answered Amaziah, ‘I was not a prophet or the son of a prophet; , rather, I was a herdsman, and I took care of sycamore figs.
Confer some of your authority on him so that the entire Israelite community will obey him.
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come on you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’
But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is perfected in weakness.’ Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me.
The Lord spoke to Joshua: ‘Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so they will know that I will be with you just as I was with Moses.
On that day the Lord exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they revered him throughout his life, as they had revered Moses.
If you are ridiculed for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.
‘After that you will come to Gibeah of God where there are Philistine garrisons. When you arrive at the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place prophesying. They will be preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres.