16. And they said unto him, Behold now, there are fifty strong men with thy slaves; let them go and seek thy master; peradventure the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up and cast him upon some mountain or into some valley. And he said, Do not send them.
17. But when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men, and they sought him three days, but did not find him.
18. And when they came again to him (for he tarried at Jericho), he said unto them, Did I not tell you to not go?
19. And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, the seat of this city is good, as my lord sees, but the water is evil, and the ground barren.