2 Kings 2

Elijah Taken Up to Heaven

1Shortly beforeH1961 the LORDH3068 tookH5927 ElijahH452 up to heavenH8064 in a whirlwindH5591, ElijahH452 and ElishaH477 were on their wayH1980 fromH4480 GilgalH1537, 2and ElijahH452 saidH559 toH413 ElishaH477, “PleaseH4994 stayH3427 hereH6311, forH3588 the LORDH3068 has sent meH7971 on toH5704 BethelH1008.”

But ElishaH477 repliedH559, “As surely as the LORDH3068 livesH2416 and as you yourselfH5315 liveH2416, I will notH518 leave youH5800.”

So they went downH3381 toH1008 BethelH1008.

3Then the sonsH1121 of the prophetsH5030 atH1008 BethelH1008 came outH3318 toH413 ElishaH477 and saidH559H413, “Do you knowH3045 thatH3588 the LORDH3068 will takeH3947 your masterH113 away fromH5921 youH7218 todayH3117?”

“YesH1571, IH589 knowH3045,” he repliedH559. “Do not speakH2814 of it.”

4And ElijahH452 said toH559 ElishaH477, “PleaseH4994 stayH3427 hereH6311, forH3588 the LORDH3068 has sent meH7971 on to JerichoH3405.”

But Elisha repliedH559, “As surely as the LORDH3068 livesH2416 and as you yourselfH5315 liveH2416, I will notH518 leave youH5800.”

So they wentH935 to JerichoH3405.

5Then the sonsH1121 of the prophetsH5030 at JerichoH3405 came upH5066 toH413 ElishaH477 and saidH559H413, “Do you knowH3045 thatH3588 the LORDH3068 will takeH3947 your masterH113 away fromH5921 youH7218 todayH3117?”

“YesH1571, IH589 knowH3045,” he repliedH559. “Do not speakH2814 of it.”

6And ElijahH452 saidH559 to Elisha, “PleaseH4994 stayH3427 hereH6311, forH3588 the LORDH3068 has sent meH7971 on to the JordanH3383.”

But Elisha repliedH559, “As surely as the LORDH3068 livesH2416 and as youH5315 yourself liveH2416, I will notH518 leave youH5800.”

So the two of themH8147 went onH1980.

7Then a companyH376 of fiftyH2572 of the sonsH1121 of the prophetsH5030 wentH1980 and stoodH5975 at a distanceH7350, facingH5048 Elijah and Elisha as the twoH8147 of them stoodH5975 byH5921 the JordanH3383. 8And ElijahH452 tookH3947 his cloakH155, rolled it upH1563, and struckH5221 the watersH4325, which partedH2673 to the rightH2008 and to the leftH2008, so that the twoH8147 of them crossed overH5674 on dry groundH2724.

9AfterH1961 they had crossed overH5674, ElijahH452 saidH559 toH413 ElishaH477, “Tell meH7592, whatH4100 can I doH6213 for you beforeH2962 I am taken awayH3947 from youH5973?”

“PleaseH4994, let meH1961 inheritH413 a doubleH8147 portionH6310 of your spiritH7307,” ElishaH477 repliedH559.

10“You have requestedH7592 a difficult thingH7185,” said ElijahH559. “Nevertheless, ifH518 you seeH7200 meH853 as I am takenH3947 from youH854, it will beH1961 yoursH3651. But ifH518 notH369, then it will notH3808 beH1961 so.”

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As theyH1992 were walking alongH1980 and talking togetherH1696, suddenlyH2009 a chariotH7393 of fireH784 with horsesH5483 of fireH784 appeared and separatedH6504H996 the two of themH8147, and ElijahH452 went upH5927 into heavenH8064 in a whirlwindH5591.

12As ElishaH477 watchedH7200, heH1931 cried outH6817, “My fatherH1, my fatherH1, the chariotsH7393 and horsemenH6571 of IsraelH3478!” And he sawH7200 Elijah noH3808 moreH5750. So taking holdH2388 of his own clothesH899, he tore themH7167 in twoH8147H7168.

13Elisha also picked upH7311 the cloakH155 thatH834 had fallenH5307 fromH5921 ElijahH452, and he went backH7725 and stoodH5975 onH5921 the bankH8193 of the JordanH3383. 14Then he tookH3947 the cloakH155 of ElijahH452 thatH834 had fallenH5307 from himH5921 and struckH5221 the watersH4325. “Where nowH346 is the LORDH3068, the GodH430 of ElijahH452H637?” he askedH559.

And when he had struckH5221 the watersH4325, they partedH2673 to the rightH2008 and to the leftH2008, and ElishaH477 crossed overH5674.

Elisha Succeeds Elijah

15When the sonsH1121 of the prophetsH5030 whoH834 were watching himH5048 from JerichoH3405 saw what had happenedH7200, they saidH559, “The spiritH7307 of ElijahH452 restsH5117 onH5921 ElishaH477.” And they wentH935 to meet himH7122 and bowed downH7812 to the groundH776 before him.

16“LookH2009 nowH4994,” they saidH559 to ElishaH413, “we your servantsH5650 haveH3426 fiftyH2572 valiantH2428 menH582H1121. PleaseH4994 let them goH1980 and search forH1245 your masterH113. PerhapsH6435 the SpiritH7307 of the LORDH3068 has taken him upH5375 and put himH7993 on oneH259 of the mountainsH2022 orH176 in oneH259 of the valleysH1516.”

“Do notH3808 send themH7971,” Elisha repliedH559.

17But when they pressedH6484 him to the point ofH5704 embarrassmentH954, he saidH559, “SendH7971 them.”

And they sentH7971 fiftyH2572 menH376, who searched forH1245 threeH7969 daysH3117 but did notH3808 findH4672 Elijah.

18When they returnedH7725 toH413 Elisha, whoH1931 was stayingH3427 in JerichoH3405, he saidH559 to themH413, “Didn’tH3808 I tellH559 youH413 notH408 to goH1980?”

Elisha Heals the Waters of Jericho

19Then the menH582 of the cityH5892 saidH559 toH413 ElishaH477, “PleaseH4994 noteH2009, our lordH113, that the city’sH5892 locationH4186 is goodH2896, asH834 you can seeH7200. But the waterH4325 is badH7451 and the landH776 is unfruitfulH7921.”

20“BringH3947 me a newH2319 bowlH6746,” he repliedH559, “and putH7760 some saltH4417 in itH8033.”

So they broughtH3947 it to himH413, 21and Elisha went outH3318 toH413 the springH4161H4325, castH7993 the saltH4417 into itH8033, and saidH559, “This is whatH3541 the LORDH3068 saysH559: ‘I have healedH7495 thisH428 waterH4325. NoH3808 longerH5750 will it causeH1961H8033 deathH4194 or unfruitfulnessH7921.1’”

22And the watersH4325 there have been healthyH7495 toH5704 thisH2088 dayH3117, according to the wordH1697 spokenH1696 by ElishaH477.

Elisha Mocked

23From thereH8033, Elisha went upH5927 toH1008 BethelH1008, and as heH1931 was walking upH5927 the roadH1870, a group of boysH5288H69962 came outH3318 ofH4480 the cityH5892 and jeered atH7046 him, chantingH559, “Go upH5927, you baldheadH7142! Go upH5927, you baldheadH7142!”

24Then he turnedH6437 aroundH310, looked at themH7200, and called down a curse on themH7043 in the nameH8034 of the LORDH3068.

Suddenly twoH8147 female bearsH1677 came outH3318 ofH4480 the woodsH3293 and mauledH1234 forty-twoH705H8147 of the boysH3206.

25And Elisha wentH1980 onH8033 toH413 MountH2022 CarmelH3760, and from thereH8033 he returnedH7725 to SamariaH8111.