12
And as Elisha saw
it, he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more, and he took hold of his own clothes and rent them in two pieces.
13
And lifting up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, he went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan.
14
And taking up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, he smote the waters, and said, Where
is the LORD God of Elijah? And when he smote the waters, they separated to one side and the other, and Elisha went over.
15
And seeing him, the sons of the prophets who
were at Jericho said, The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha. And they came to meet him and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
16
And they said unto him, Behold now, there are fifty strong men with thy slaves; let them go and seek thy master; peradventure the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up and cast him upon some mountain or into some valley. And he said, Do not send
them.
17
But when they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men, and they sought him three days, but did not find him.
18
And when they came again to him (for he tarried at Jericho), he said unto them, Did I not tell you to not go?
19
And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, the seat of this city
is good, as my lord sees, but the water
is evil, and the ground barren.
20
Then he said, Bring me a new cruse and put salt in it. And they brought
it to him.
21
And he went forth unto the springs of the waters and cast the salt in there and said, Thus hath the LORD said, I have healed these waters; there shall be no more death or barrenness in them.
22
So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the word which Elisha spoke.