came toward him
Went out to meet his arrival. Figuratively: took his words or wishes into consideration; agreed to compromise with him.
("And the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho saw him from afar and said: The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha. And they came toward him and bowed themselves to the ground before him" - II Kings 2:15)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
בָּא לִקְרָאתוֹ
Definition (Hebrew)
יָצָא לְקַדֵּם אֶת בּוֹאוֹ. בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: הִתְחַשֵּׁב בִּדְבָרָיו אוֹ בִּרְצוֹנוֹ. הִסְכִּים לְהִתְפַּשֵּׁר אִתּוֹ.
("וַיִּרְאֻהוּ בְנֵי הַנְּבִיאִים אֲשֶׁר בִּירִחוֹ מִנֶּגֶד וַיֹּאמְרוּ: נָחָה רוּחַ אֵלִיָּהוּ עַל אֱלִישָׁע, וַיָּבֹאוּ לִקְרָאתוֹ וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ לוֹ אָרְצָה"- מְלָכִים ב ב טוּ)