2 Kings 1-2 Elijah and Elisha We continue with the ministry of Elijah, now joined by Elisha. Their great work—and ours—is to labor against society’s relentless evil. In chapter 1, Elijah informs king Ahaziah (son of Ahab) that he will soon die. But the king rejects Elijah’s prophecy and sends fifty officers to arrest him. […]