1
And it came to pass, when the
LORD would take
up Elijah into
heaven by a
whirlwind, that
Elijah went with
Elisha from
Gilgal.
2
And
Elijah said unto
Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the
LORD hath
sent me to
Bethel. And
Elisha said unto him, As the
LORD liveth, and as thy
soul liveth, I will not
leave thee. So they went
down to
Bethel.
3
And the
sons of the
prophets that were at
Bethel came
forth to
Elisha, and
said unto him,
Knowest thou that the
LORD will take
away thy
master from thy
head to
day? And he
said, Yea, I
know it; hold ye your
peace.
4
And
Elijah said unto him,
Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the
LORD hath
sent me to
Jericho. And he
said, As the
LORD liveth, and as thy
soul liveth, I will not
leave thee. So they
came to
Jericho.
5
And the
sons of the
prophets that were at
Jericho came to
Elisha, and
said unto him,
Knowest thou that the
LORD will take
away thy
master from thy
head to
day? And he
answered, Yea, I
know it; hold ye your
peace.
6
And
Elijah said unto him,
Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the
LORD hath
sent me to
Jordan. And he
said, As the
LORD liveth, and as thy
soul liveth, I will not
leave thee. And they
two went
on.
7
And
fifty men of the
sons of the
prophets went, and
stood to
view afar
off: and they
two stood by
Jordan.
8
And
Elijah took his
mantle, and wrapped it
together, and
smote the
waters, and they were
divided hither and thither, so that they
two went
over on
dry ground.
9
And it came to pass, when they were gone
over, that
Elijah said unto
Elisha, Ask what I shall
do for thee, before I be taken
away from thee. And
Elisha said, I pray thee, let a
double portion of thy
spirit be upon me.
10
And he
said, Thou hast
asked a hard
thing: nevertheless, if thou
see me when I am
taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.
11
And it came to pass, as they
still went
on, and
talked, that, behold, there appeared a
chariot of
fire, and
horses of
fire, and
parted them
both asunder; and
Elijah went
up by a
whirlwind into
heaven.