2 Kings 2
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2 Kings 2:11-18

11As they were goingH1980 along and talkingH1696, beholdH2009, there appeared 1a chariotH7393 of fireH784 and horsesH5483 of fireH784 which separatedH6504 the twoH8147 of them. And ElijahH452 wentH5927 up by a 2whirlwindH5591 to heavenH8064. 12ElishaH477 sawH7200 it and criedH6817 out, “3My fatherH1, my fatherH1, the 4chariotsH7393 of IsraelH3478 and its horsemenH6571!” And he sawH7200 5Elijah noH3808 moreH5750. Then 6he tookH2388 holdH2388 of his own clothesH899 and toreH7167 them in twoH8147 piecesH7168. 13He also tookH7311 up the mantleH155 of ElijahH452 that fellH5307 from him and returnedH7725 and stoodH5975 by the bankH8193 of the JordanH3383. 14He tookH3947 the mantleH155 of ElijahH452 that fellH5307 from him and struckH5221 the watersH4325 and saidH559, “WhereH346 is the LordH3068, the GodH430 of ElijahH452?” And when he alsoH637 had 7struckH5221 the watersH4325, they were dividedH2673 hereH2008 and thereH2008; and ElishaH477 crossedH5674 overH5674.

15Now when 8the sonsH1121 of the prophetsH5030 whoH834 were at JerichoH3405 oppositeH4480H5048 him sawH7200 him, they saidH559, “The spiritH7307 of ElijahH452 restsH5117 on ElishaH477.” And they cameH935 to meetH7122 him and bowedH7812 themselves to the groundH776 before him. 16They saidH559 to him, “BeholdH2009 nowH4994, thereH3426 are with your servantsH5650 fiftyH2572 strongH2428 menH376, pleaseH4994 let them goH1980 and searchH1245 for your masterH113; perhapsH6435 9the SpiritH7307 of the LordH3068 has takenH5375 him up and castH7993 him on someH259 mountainH2022 orH176 into someH259 valleyH1516.” And he saidH559, “You shall not sendH7971.” 17But when 10they urgedH6484 him untilH5704 he was ashamedH954, he saidH559, “SendH7971.” They sentH7971 therefore fiftyH2572 menH376; and they searchedH1245 threeH7969 daysH3117 but did not findH4672 him. 18They returnedH7725 to him while he was stayingH3427 at JerichoH3405; and he saidH559 to them, “Did I not sayH559 to you, ‘Do not goH1980’?”

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Kings 2:11 2 Kin 6:17 ↩
  2. 2. 2 Kings 2:11 Or windstorm ↩
  3. 3. 2 Kings 2:12 2 Kin 13:14 ↩
  4. 4. 2 Kings 2:12 Lit chariot ↩
  5. 5. 2 Kings 2:12 Lit him ↩
  6. 6. 2 Kings 2:12 Gen 37:34; Job 1:20 ↩
  7. 7. 2 Kings 2:14 2 Kin 2:8 ↩
  8. 8. 2 Kings 2:15 2 Kin 2:7 ↩
  9. 9. 2 Kings 2:16 1 Kin 18:12; Acts 8:39 ↩
  10. 10. 2 Kings 2:17 2 Kin 8:11 ↩

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