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.
23
Then he went up from there unto Bethel, and as he was going up by the way, the young men {or servants} of the city came forth and mocked him, saying, Go up, thou bald head; go 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 forth out of the forest and tore apart forty-two young men of them.
25
And he went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.