2Kings:2:1-22
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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 .
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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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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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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 .
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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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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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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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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 .
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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 .
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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 ,
and parted them both asunder ;
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 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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He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him ,
and went back ,
and stood by the bank of Jordan ;
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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 .
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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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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 .
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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 .
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And when they came again to him , (
for he tarried at Jericho ,)
he said unto them ,
Did I not say unto you ,
Go not ?
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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 .
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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 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 .
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So the waters were healed unto this day ,
according to the saying of Elisha which he spake .