2
And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD has sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said
unto him,
As the LORD lives and
as thy soul lives, 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 today? And he said, Yes, I know
it; be silent.
4
And Elijah said unto him again, Elisha, tarry here, for the LORD has sent me to Jericho. And he said,
As the LORD lives and
as thy soul lives, 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 today? And he answered, Yes, I know
it; be silent.
6
And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here, for the LORD has sent me to the Jordan. And he said,
As the LORD lives and
as thy soul lives, I will not leave thee. And
thus the two went on.
7
And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood in front of them afar off; and the two of them stood by the Jordan.
8
And Elijah took his mantle and wrapped
it together and smote the waters, and they separated to one side and the other so that they both went over on dry ground.
9
And when they had gone over, Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee before I am 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 difficult thing. If thou shalt 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, a chariot of fire with horses of fire separated the two, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.
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.