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Jehu, the descendant (son, grandson) of Nimshi [], you shall anoint as king over Israel. Also anoint Elisha [which means "my God is salvation"], the son of Shaphath, from Abel Meholah [a city in the Jordan Valley], to be prophet and your successor.
Elijah went from there to Elisha, son of Shaphat. [From Mount Horeb in the Sinai desert, where Elijah was, to the city of Abel Mecholai in the Jordan Valley is 250 km.] He found Elisha in the field plowing with twelve pairs of oxen. Elisha was with the last pair. [Elisha came from a wealthy family that owned land and oxen. Like many others, he was not idle when he was called to service. David tended his father's sheep, the sons of Zebedee mended their nets, etc.] Elijah went up and threw his cloak over him.
But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there no prophet of the Lord (Yahweh) here, that we may inquire of the Lord (Yahweh) through him?"
And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, "Elisha, the son of Shaphath, is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah."
Then he said, "Do this to me, God (Elohim), if the head of Elisha, the son of Shaphath, remains on him today."
