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And it
came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah
into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with
Elisha from Gilgal.
02 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.
03 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.
04 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.
05 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.
06 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.
07 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets
went, and stood to view afar off: and they two
stood by Jordan.
08 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.
09 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.
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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.
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