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Chapter 2 |
| 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. |
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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. |
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| 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
