The Bible

2 Kings Chapter 2

¹When ForeverOne would take up Elijah by a whirlwind into heaven, Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

²Elijah said to Elisha, "Please wait here, for ForeverOne has sent me as far as Bethel." Elisha said, "As ForeverOne lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you." So they went down to Bethel.

³The sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, "Do you know that ForeverOne will take away your master from your head today?" He said, "Yes, I know it; hold your peace." ⁴Elijah said to him, "Elisha, please wait here, for ForeverOne has sent me to Jericho." He said, "As ForeverOne lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you." So they came to Jericho.

⁵The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said to him, "Do you know that ForeverOne will take away your master from your head today?" He answered, "Yes, I know it. Hold your peace." ⁶Elijah said to him, "Please wait here, for ForeverOne has sent me to the Jordan." He said, "As ForeverOne lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you." They both went on.

⁷Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood opposite them at a distance; and they both stood by the Jordan.

⁸Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that they two went over on dry ground.

⁹When they had gone over, Elijah said to Elisha, "Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you." Elisha said, "Please let a double portion of your spirit be on me." ¹⁰He said, "You have asked a hard thing. If you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so." ¹¹As they still went on, and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

¹²Elisha saw it, and he cried, "My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" He saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and tore them in two pieces.

¹³He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of the Jordan.

¹⁴He took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and struck the waters, and said, "Where is ForeverOne, the God of Elijah?" When he also had struck the waters, they were divided here and there; and Elisha went over.

¹⁵When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho over against him saw him, they said, "The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha." They came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.

¹⁶They said to him, "See now, there are with your servants fifty strong men. Please let them go and seek your master. Perhaps the Spirit of ForeverOne has taken him up, and put him on some mountain, or into some valley. He said, "You shall not send them." ¹⁷When they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, "Send them." They sent therefore fifty men; and they searched for three days, but didn't find him.

¹⁸They came back to him, while he stayed at Jericho; and he said to them, "Didn't I tell you, 'Don't go?'" ¹⁹The men of the city said to Elisha, "Behold, please, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the land miscarries." ²⁰He said, "Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it." They brought it to him.

²¹He went out to the spring of the waters, and threw salt into it, and said, "Thus says ForeverOne, 'I have healed these waters. There shall not be from there any more death or miscarrying.'" ²²So the waters were healed to this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spoke.

²³He went up from there to Bethel. As he was going up along the road, some youths came out of the city and mocked him, and said to him, "Go up, you baldy! Go up, you baldhead!" ²⁴He looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of ForeverOne. Two female bears came out of the woods, and mauled forty-two of those youths.

²⁵He went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.