bSee 1 Kgs. 19:19-21
2 Kings 2:1-10
Elijah Taken to Heaven
1Now when the Lord was about to atake Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and bElisha were on their way from cGilgal. 2And Elijah said to Elisha, d“Please stay here, for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel.” But Elisha said, e“As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel. 3And fthe sons of the prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that today the Lord will take away your master from over you?” And he said, “Yes, I know it; keep quiet.”4Elijah said to him, “Elisha, gplease stay here, for the Lord has sent me to hJericho.” But he said, i“As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they came to Jericho. 5 jThe sons of the prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that today the Lord will take away your master from over you?” And he answered, “Yes, I know it; keep quiet.”
6Then Elijah said to him, k“Please stay here, for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.” But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on. 7Fifty men of lthe sons of the prophets also went and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan. 8Then Elijah mtook his cloak and rolled it up and struck the water, nand the water was parted to the one side and to the other, till the two of them could go over on dry ground.
9When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “Please let there be a double portion of your spirit on me.” 10And he said, “You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you, it shall be so for you, but if you do not see me, it shall not be so.”
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