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Related passages to 1 Kings 19:19 include Deuteronomy 7:9, Genesis 12:1-3, Exodus 19:4-6, Psalm 95:1-7, and Malachi 3:6, and more.

1 Kings 19:19 (DRB)

Passage

And Elias departing from thence, found Eliseus, the son of Saphat, ploughing with twelve yoke of oxen: and he was one of them that were ploughing with, twelve yoke of oxen: and when Elias came up to him, he cast his mantle upon him.

Nearby Context

1 Kings 19:17 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall escape the sword of Hazael, shall be slain by Jehu: and whosoever shall escape the sword of Jehu, shall be slain by Eliseus.

1 Kings 19:18 And I will leave me seven thousand men in Israel, whose knees have not been bowed before Baal, and every mouth that hath not worshipped him, kissing the hands.

1 Kings 19:19 And Elias departing from thence, found Eliseus, the son of Saphat, ploughing with twelve yoke of oxen: and he was one of them that were ploughing with, twelve yoke of oxen: and when Elias came up to him, he cast his mantle upon him.

1 Kings 19:20 And he forthwith left the oxen, and run after Elias, and said: Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said to him: Go, and return back: for that which was my part, I have done to thee.

1 Kings 19:21 And returning back from him, he took a yoke of oxen, and killed them, and boiled the flesh with the plough of the oxen, and gave to the people, and they ate: and rising up, he went away, and followed Elias, and ministered to him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "elias", "departing", "thence", "found", "eliseus", "saphat", "ploughing", and "twelve". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "elias" and "departing", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "And I will leave me seven thousand..." into verse 20's "And he forthwith left the oxen and...", so "elias" and "departing" belong inside that flow. In 1 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "elias" and "departing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.