2 Kings 2:17
2 Kings 2:17
“And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →When pressed by the disciples, Elisha allows them to send out fifty men to search for Elijah for three days, but their search proves fruitless.
Context
The fifty disciples of Elijah obey Elisha's reluctant permission and search the region around Jericho for three days, hoping to find their master alive somewhere he might have fallen.
Application
When doubt grips us, sometimes God grants us the mercy of searching and finding nothing, so that we learn to trust His word. Unanswered seeking becomes answered faith.