Elisha wasn’t proudly asking to be better than Elijah was, but to inherit his ministry as a first-born son inherits from his father.
BibleGateway: 2 Kings 2:1-14 ESV Text: 2 Kings 2:1-14 KJV Text: The section starts at about 0:0 and ends at about 2:58 1 And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah… Elisha wasn’t proudly asking to be better than Elijah was, but to inherit his ministry as a first-born son inherits from his father.