Elijah had once thought that he was alone in his loyalty to God, so he was no doubt eager to meet this man. ​ — 1 Kings 18: 22; 19: 14 - 19.
از این رو ،‏ بی‌شک شدیداً مشتاق دیدار اَلِیشَع بود .‏ —‏ ۱پادشاهان ۱۸ :‏ ۲۲ ؛‏ ۱۹ :‏ ۱۴ -‏ ۱۹ .‏