“1 And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven
by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. 2 And Elijah
said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to
Bethel. And Elisha said [unto him, As] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy
soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel. 3 And
the sons of the prophets that [were] at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and
said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from
thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know [it]; hold ye your peace. 4
And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD
hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, [As] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy
soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho. 5 And the
sons of the prophets that [were] at Jericho came to Elisha, and said
unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy
head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know [it]; hold ye your peace. 6
And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath
sent me to Jordan. And he said, [As] the LORD liveth, and [as] thy soul
liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on. 7 And fifty men of
the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two
stood by Jordan. 8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped [it]
together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and
thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.”
“9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said
unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from
thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit
be upon me. 10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing:
[nevertheless], if thou see me [when I am] taken from thee, it shall be
so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be [so]. 11 And it came to pass,
as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, [there appeared] a
chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and
Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 12 And Elisha saw [it], and
he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen
thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes,
and rent them in two pieces.”
“13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went
back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; 14 And he took the mantle of
Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where [is]
the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they
parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over. 15 And when the sons of
the prophets which [were] to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The
spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and
bowed themselves to the ground before him. 16 And they said unto him,
Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we
pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD
hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley.
And he said, Ye shall not send. 17 And when they urged him till he was
ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought
three days, but found him not. 18 And when they came again to him, (for
he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go
not?”
“19 And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the
situation of this city [is] pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water
[is] naught, and the ground barren. 20 And he said, Bring me a new
cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought [it] to him. 21 And he
went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there,
and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall
not be from thence any more death or barren [land]. 22 So the waters
were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he
spake. 23 And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up
by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked
him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. 24
And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of
the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare
forty and two children of them. 25 And he went from thence to mount
Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.” (2 Kings 2:1-25 AV)
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