2 Kings 2
1. 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?
19. 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 * .
20. And he said * , Bring * me a new cruse, and put * salt therein. And they brought * it to him.
21. 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.
22. So the waters were healed * unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake * .
23. And he went up * from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up * by the way, there came forth * little children out of the city, and mocked * him, and said * unto him, Go up * , thou bald head; go up * , thou bald head.
24. And he turned * back, and looked * on them, and cursed * them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth * two she bears out of the wood, and tare * forty and two children of them.
25. And he went * from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned * to Samaria.
