A brief consideration of the account will make this clear and will help us to draw lessons from what happened. In harmony with Jehovah’s direction, the prophet Elijah had anointed Elisha as his successor.
( १ राजे १९: १९ - २१) जवळजवळ सहा वर्षे अलीशाने एलीयाचा विश्‍वासू सेवक म्हणून काम केले आणि हे तो शेवटपर्यंत करू इच्छित होता.