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It happened ,
when Yahweh would take up Elijah by a whirlwind into heaven ,
that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal .
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Elijah said to Elisha , "
Please wait here ,
for Yahweh has sent me as far as Bethel ."
Elisha said , "
As Yahweh lives ,
and as your soul lives ,
I will not leave you ."
So they went down to Bethel .
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The sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha ,
and said to him , "
Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from your head today ?"
He said , "
Yes ,
I know it ;
hold your peace ."
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Elijah said to him , "
Elisha ,
please wait here ,
for Yahweh has sent me to Jericho ."
He said , "
As Yahweh lives ,
and as your soul lives ,
I will not leave you ."
So they came to Jericho .
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The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came near to Elisha ,
and said to him , "
Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from your head today ?"
He answered , "
Yes ,
I know it .
Hold your peace ."
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Elijah said to him , "
Please wait here ,
for Yahweh has sent me to the Jordan ."
He said , "
As Yahweh lives ,
and as your soul lives ,
I will not leave you ."
They both went on .
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Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went ,
and stood opposite them at a distance ;
and they both stood by the Jordan .
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Elijah took his mantle ,
and wrapped it together ,
and struck the waters ,
and they were divided here and there ,
so that they two went over on dry ground .
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It happened ,
when they had gone over ,
that Elijah said to Elisha , "
Ask what I shall do for you ,
before I am taken from you ."
Elisha said , "
Please let a double portion of your spirit be on me ."
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He said , "
You have asked a hard thing .
If you see me when I am taken from you ,
it shall be so for you ;
but if not ,
it shall not be so ."
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It happened ,
as they still went on ,
and talked ,
that behold ,
a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated them ;
and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven .
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Elisha saw it ,
and he cried , "
My father ,
my father ,
the chariots of Israel and its horsemen !"
He saw him no more :
and he took hold of his own clothes ,
and tore 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 the Jordan .
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He took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him ,
and struck the waters ,
and said , "
Where is Yahweh ,
the God of Elijah ?"
When he also had struck the waters ,
they were divided here and there ;
and Elisha went over .
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When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho over against him saw him ,
they said , "
The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha ."
They came to meet him ,
and bowed themselves to the ground before him .
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They said to him , "
See now ,
there are with your servants fifty strong men .
Please let them go and seek your master .
Perhaps the Spirit of Yahweh has taken him up ,
and put him on some mountain ,
or into some valley .
He said , "
You shall not send them ."
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When they urged him until he was ashamed ,
he said , "
Send them ."
They sent therefore fifty men ;
and they searched for three days ,
but didn '
t find him .
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They came back to him ,
while he stayed at Jericho ;
and he said to them , "
Didn '
t I tell you , '
Don '
t go ?'"
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The men of the city said to Elisha , "
Behold ,
please ,
the situation of this city is pleasant ,
as my lord sees ;
but the water is bad ,
and the land miscarries ."
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He said , "
Bring me a new jar ,
and put salt in it ."
They brought it to him .
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He went out to the spring of the waters ,
and threw salt into it ,
and said , "
Thus says Yahweh , '
I have healed these waters .
There shall not be from there any more death or miscarrying .'"
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So the waters were healed to this day ,
according to the word of Elisha which he spoke .