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2 Kings 2:1 (show verse)
The time had come for the Lord to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal,
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2 Kings 2:2 (show verse)
and Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; the Lord is sending me on to Bethel.”
But Elisha replied, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.
But Elisha replied, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.”
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2 Kings 2:3 (show verse)
Then the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the Lord will take your master away from you today?”
He said, “Yes, I know. Be quiet.”
He said, “Yes, I know. Be quiet.”
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2 Kings 2:4 (show verse)
Elijah said to him, “Elisha, stay here; the Lord is sending me to Jericho.”
But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.
But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.
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2 Kings 2:5 (show verse)
Then the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the Lord will take your master away from you today?”
He said, “Yes, I know. Be quiet.”
He said, “Yes, I know. Be quiet.”
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2 Kings 2:6 (show verse)
Elijah said to him, “Stay here; the Lord is sending me to the Jordan.”
But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on.
But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on.
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2 Kings 2:7 (show verse)
Fifty men from the sons of the prophets came and stood facing them from a distance while the two of them stood by the Jordan.
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2 Kings 2:8 (show verse)
Elijah took his mantle, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and left. Then the two of them crossed over on dry ground.
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2 Kings 2:9 (show verse)
After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what I can do for you before I am taken from you.”
So Elisha answered, “Please, let me inherit two shares of your spirit.”
So Elisha answered, “Please, let me inherit two shares
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2 Kings 2:10 (show verse)
Elijah replied, “You have asked for something difficult. If you see me being taken from you, you will have it. If not, you won’t.”
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2 Kings 2:11 (show verse)
As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire with horses of fire suddenly appeared and separated the two of them. Then Elijah went up into heaven in the whirlwind.
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2 Kings 2:12 (show verse)
As Elisha watched, he kept crying out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” Then he never saw Elijah again. He took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces.
2 Kings 2:13 (show verse)
Elisha picked up the mantle that had fallen off Elijah and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.
2 Kings 2:14 (show verse)
Then he took the mantle Elijah had dropped and struck the waters. “Where is the Lord God of Elijah?” he asked. He struck the waters himself, and they parted to the right and the left, and Elisha crossed over.
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2 Kings 2:15 (show verse)
When the sons of the prophets from Jericho who were facing him saw him, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” They came to meet him and bowed down to the ground in front of him.
2 Kings 2:16 (show verse)
Then the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Since there are 50 strong men here with your servants, please let them go and search for your master. Maybe the Spirit of the Lord has carried him away and put him on one of the mountains or into one of the valleys.”
He answered, “Don’t send them.”
He answered, “Don’t send them.”
2 Kings 2:17 (show verse)
However, they urged him to the point of embarrassment, so he said, “Send them.” They sent 50 men, who looked for three days but did not find him.
2 Kings 2:18 (show verse)
When they returned to him in Jericho where he was staying, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”
2 Kings 2:19 (show verse)
Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Even though our lord can see that the city’s location is good, the water is bad and the land unfruitful.”
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2 Kings 2:20 (show verse)
He replied, “Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it.”
After they had brought him one,
After they had brought him one,
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2 Kings 2:21 (show verse)
Elisha went out to the spring of water, threw salt in it, and said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘I have healed this water. No longer will death or unfruitfulness result from it.’”
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2 Kings 2:22 (show verse)
Therefore, the water remains healthy to this very day according to the word that Elisha spoke.
2 Kings 2:23 (show verse)
From there Elisha went up to Bethel. As he was walking up the path, some small boys came out of the city and harassed him, chanting, “Go up, baldy! Go up, baldy!”
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2 Kings 2:24 (show verse)
He turned around, looked at them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two female bears came out of the woods and mauled 42 of the children.
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2 Kings 2:25 (show verse)
From there Elisha went to Mount Carmel, and then he returned to Samaria.