2 Kings 9:4 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Even the young man the prophet. — Rather, the young man of the prophet — i.e., Elisha’s minister. The construction, however, is unusual, and some MSS., the LXX. and the Syriac, omit the young man in the second place. This gives the suitable reading: “So the young man, the prophet, went,” &c.