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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. 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?