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And it came to pass ,
when LORD would take up Elijah by a whirlwind into heaven ,
that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal .
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And Elijah said to Elisha ,
Remain here ,
I pray thee ,
for LORD has sent me as far as Bethel .
And Elisha said ,
As LORD lives ,
and as thy soul lives ,
I will not leave thee .
So they went down to Bethel .
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And the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came forth to Elisha ,
and said to him ,
Do thou know that LORD will take away thy master from thy head today ?
And he said ,
Yes ,
I know it ;
hold ye your peace .
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And Elijah said to him ,
Elisha ,
remain here ,
I pray thee ,
for LORD has sent me to Jericho .
And he said ,
As LORD lives ,
and as thy soul lives ,
I will not leave thee .
So they came to Jericho .
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And the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came near to Elisha ,
and said to him ,
Do thou know that LORD will take away thy master from thy head today ?
And he answered ,
Yes ,
I know it ;
hold ye your peace .
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And Elijah said to him ,
Remain here ,
I pray thee ,
for LORD has sent me to the Jordan .
And he said ,
As LORD lives ,
and as thy soul lives ,
I will not leave thee .
And the two went on .
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And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went ,
and stood opposite them afar off .
And the two stood by the Jordan .
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And Elijah took his mantle ,
and wrapped it together ,
and struck the waters ,
and they were divided here and there ,
so that the two went over on dry ground .
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And it came to pass ,
when they were gone over ,
that Elijah said to Elisha ,
Ask what I shall do for thee before I am taken from thee .
And Elisha said ,
I pray thee ,
let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me .
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And he said ,
Thou have asked a hard thing . [
Nevertheless ],
if thou see me when I am taken from thee ,
it shall be so to thee ,
but if not ,
it shall not be so .
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And it came to pass ,
as they still went on ,
and talked ,
that ,
behold , [
there appeared ]
a chariot of fire ,
and horses of fire ,
which divided them both apart .
And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven .
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And Elisha saw it ,
and he cried ,
My father ,
my father ,
the chariots of Israel and the horsemen of it !
And he saw him no more .
And he took hold of his own clothes ,
and tore them in two pieces .
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He also took up the mantle of Elijah that fell from him ,
and went back ,
and stood by the bank of the Jordan .
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And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him ,
and struck the waters ,
and said ,
Where is LORD ,
the God of Elijah ?
And when he also had smitten the waters ,
they were divided here and there ,
and Elisha went over .
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And when the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho opposite him saw him ,
they said ,
The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha .
And they came to meet him ,
and bowed themselves to the ground before him .
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And they said to him ,
Behold now ,
there are fifty strong men with thy servants .
Let them go ,
we pray thee ,
and seek thy master ,
lest the Spirit of LORD has taken him up ,
and cast him upon some mountain ,
or into some valley .
And he
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And when they urged him till he was ashamed ,
he said ,
Send .
Therefore they sent fifty men .
And they sought three days ,
but did not find him .
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And they came back to him while he remained at Jericho .
And he said to them ,
Did I not say to you ,
Do not go ?
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And the men of the city said to Elisha ,
Behold ,
we pray thee ,
the situation of this city is pleasant ,
as my lord sees ,
but the water is bad ,
and the ground barren .
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And he said ,
Bring me a new cruse ,
and put salt therein .
And they brought it to him .
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And he went forth to the spring of the waters ,
and cast salt therein ,
and said ,
Thus says LORD ,
I have healed these waters .
There shall not be from there any more death or barren land .
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So the waters were healed to this day ,
according to the word of Elisha which he spoke .
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