II Kings Chapter 2

II Kings Chapter 2
1 And when the Lord would take up
Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind,
Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
2 Then Elijah said to Elisha, Tarry here,
I pray thee: for the Lord hath sent me to
Bethel. But Elisha said, As the Lord
liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not
leave thee. So they came down to Bethel.
3 And the children of the prophets that
were at Beth-el, came out to Elisha, and
said unto him, Knowest thou that the
Lord will take thy master from thine
head this day? And he said, Yea, I know
it: hold ye your peace. 4 Again Elijah
said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray
thee: for the Lord hath sent me to
Jericho: But he said, As the Lord liveth,
and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave
thee. So they came to Jericho.
5 And the children of the prophets that
were at Jericho, came to Elisha, and
said unto him, Knowest thou, that the
Lord will take thy master from thine
head this day? And he said, Yea, I know
it: hold ye your peace. 6 Moreover
Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee,
here: for the Lord hath sent me to Jordan.
But he said, As the Lord liveth, and as
thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So
they went both together.
7 And fifty men of the sons of the
prophets went and stood on the other
side afar off, and they two stood by
Jordan.
8 Then Elijah took his cloak, and
wrapped it together, and smote the
waters, and they were divided hither and
thither, and they twain went over on the
dry land.
9 Now when they were passed over,
Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall
do for thee before I be taken from thee.
And Elisha said, I pray thee, let thy
spirit be double upon me.
10 And he said, Thou hast asked an hard
thing: yet if thou see me when I am taken
from thee, thou shalt have it so: and if
not, it shall not be. 11 And as they went
walking and talking, behold, there
appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of
fire, and did separate them twain. So
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
his own clothes, and rent them in two
pieces.
13 He took up also the cloak of Elijah
that fell from him, and returned, and
stood by the bank of Jordan.
14 After, he took the cloak of Elijah, that
fell from him, and smote the waters, and
said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah?
Elijah, and he himself? Again also he
smote the waters, and they were
separated this way and that way: and
Elisha went over.
15 And when the children of the
prophets, which were at Jericho, saw
him on the other side, they said, The
spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha: and
they came to meet him, and fell to the
ground before him,
16 And said unto him, Behold now, there
be with thy servants fifty strong men: let
them go, we pray thee, and seek thy
master, if so be the spirit of the Lord
hath taken him up, and cast him upon
some mountain, or into some valley. But
he said, Ye shall not send.
17 Yet they were instant upon him, till
he was ashamed: wherefore he said,
Send. So they sent fifty men, which
sought three days, but found him not. 18
Therefore they returned to him, (for he
tarried at Jericho) and he said unto them,
Did not I say unto you, Go not?
19 And the men of the city said unto
Elisha, Behold, we pray thee: the
situation of this city is pleasant, as thou,
my lord, seest, but the water is naught,
and the ground barren.
20 Then he said, Bring me a new cruse,
and put salt therein. And they brought it
to him.
21 And he went unto the spring of the
waters, and cast there the salt, and said,
Thus saith the Lord, I have healed this
water: death shall no more come thereof,
neither barrenness to the ground.
22 So the waters were healed until this
day, according to the word of Elisha
which he had spoken.
23 And he went up from thence unto
Beth-el. And as he was going up the
way, little children came out of the city,
and mocked him, and said unto him,
Come up, thou bald head, come up, thou
bald head.
24 And he turned back, and looked on
them, and cursed them in the name of the
Lord. And two bears came out of the
forest, and tear in pieces two and forty
children of them.
25 So he went from thence to mount
Carmel, and from thence he returned to
Samaria.