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* And it came to pass when Jehovah would take up Elijah into the heavens by a whirlwind , that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal . * And Elijah said to Elisha , Abide here , I pray thee ; for Jehovah has sent me to Bethel . And Elisha said , As Jehovah liveth , and as thy soul liveth , I will not leave thee ! So they went down to Bethel . * And the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha , and said to him , Dost thou know that Jehovah will take away thy master from over thy head to-day ? And he said , I also know it : be silent ! * And Elijah said to him , Elisha , abide here , I pray thee ; for Jehovah has sent me to Jericho . And he said , As Jehovah liveth , and as thy soul liveth , I will not leave thee ! And they came to Jericho . * And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho drew near to Elisha and said to him , Dost thou know that Jehovah will take away thy master from over thy head to-day ? And he said , I also know it : be silent ! * And Elijah said to him , Abide here , I pray thee ; for Jehovah has sent me to the Jordan . And he said , As Jehovah liveth , and as thy soul liveth , I will not leave thee ! And they two went on . * And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite afar off ; and they two stood by the Jordan . * And Elijah took his mantle , and wrapped it together , and smote the waters , and they were divided hither and thither ; and they two went over on dry ground . * And it came to pass when they had gone over , that Elijah said to Elisha , Ask what I shall do for thee , before I am taken away from thee . And Elisha said , I pray thee , let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me . * And he said , Thou hast asked a hard thing : if thou see me when I am taken from thee , it shall be so to thee ; but if not , it shall not be [so ]. * And it came to pass as they went on , and talked , that behold , a chariot of fire and horses of fire ; and they parted them both asunder ; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into the heavens . * 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 . Then he took hold of his own garments and rent them in two pieces . * And he took up the mantle of Elijah which fell from him , and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan ; * and he took the mantle of Elijah which had fallen from him , and smote the waters , and said , Where is Jehovah , the God of Elijah ? He also smote the waters , and they parted hither and thither , and Elisha went over . * And the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho on the opposite side saw him , and they said , The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha . And they came to meet him , and bowed themselves to the ground before him , * and said to him , Behold now , there are with thy servants fifty valiant men ; let them go , we pray thee , and seek thy master , lest perhaps the Spirit of Jehovah have taken him up , and cast him upon some mountain , or into some ravine . And he said , Ye shall not send . * And they pressed him till he was ashamed , and he said , Send . They sent therefore fifty men , and they sought three days , but did not find him . * And they came again to him (now he was staying at Jericho ); and he said to them , Did I not say to you , Go not ? * And the men of the city said to Elisha , Behold now , the situation of the city is good , as my lord sees ; but the water is bad , and the land is barren . * And he said , Bring me a new cruse , and put salt in it . And they brought it to him . * And he went forth to the source of the waters , and cast the salt in there , and said , Thus saith Jehovah : I have healed these waters : there shall not be from thence any more death or barrenness . * And the waters were healed to this day , according to the saying of Elisha which he spoke .

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