| 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. |
| 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
| 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. |
