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And it came to pass, when the
LORD
would take up Elijah into
heaven
by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
And it came to pass, when Jehovah
would take up Elijah by a whirlwind into
heaven
, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
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
.
And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for Jehovah
hath sent me as
far
as
Beth-el
. And Elisha said, As Jehovah
liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el
.
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.
And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el
came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that Jehovah
will take away thy master from thy head to -
day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
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.
And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for Jehovah
hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As Jehovah
liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
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.
And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came near
to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that Jehovah
will take away thy master from thy head to -
day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
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.
And Elijah said unto him, Tarry here
, I pray thee; for Jehovah
hath sent me to the
Jordan. And he said, As Jehovah
liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.
And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to
view
afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.
And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over
against
them
afar off: and they two stood by the
Jordan.
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.
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.
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.
And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I am
taken from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
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.
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.
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.
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, `
there appeared '
a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which
parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
And Elisha saw it, and 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.
And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariots
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.
He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan ;
He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of the
Jordan .
And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD
God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted
hither and thither :
and Elisha went over.
And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is Jehovah,
the God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they were
divided
hither and thither ;
and Elisha went over.
And when the sons of the prophets which
were to
view
at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
And when the sons of the prophets that
were at Jericho over
against
him
saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
And they said unto him, Behold now, there be
with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master :
lest peradventure
the Spirit of the
LORD
hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.
And they said unto him, Behold now, there are
with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master ,
lest the Spirit of Jehovah
hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.
And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
And when
they came again
to him, (for
he tarried at Jericho ,)
he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
And they came back
to him, while
he tarried at Jericho ;
and
he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I
pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught
, and the ground
barren
.
And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, we
pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is bad
, and the land
miscarrieth
.
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the
salt in
there
, and said, Thus saith the
LORD
, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren
land
.
And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast salt therein
, and said, Thus saith Jehovah
, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or miscarrying
.
So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying
of Elisha which he spake.
So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the word
of Elisha which he spake.
And he went up from thence unto Bethel:
and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little
children
out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald
head
; go up, thou bald
head
.
And he went up from thence unto Beth-el;
and as he was going up by the way, there came forth young
lads
out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou baldhead
; go up, thou baldhead
.
And he turned
back,
and
looked on
them, and cursed them in the name of the
LORD
. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children
of them.
And he looked behind
him
and
saw
them, and cursed them in the name of Jehovah
. And there came forth two she -
bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two lads
of them.
And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
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