Verse 1
2 Kings 2:1
World English Bible, British Edition
1
When the LORD was about to take Elijah up by a whirlwind into heaven, Elijah
went with Elisha from Gilgal.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֗י בְּ/הַעֲל֤וֹת יְהוָה֙ אֶת אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ בַּֽ/סְעָרָ֖ה הַ/שָּׁמָ֑יִם וַ/יֵּ֧לֶךְ אֵלִיָּ֛הוּ וֶ/אֱלִישָׁ֖ע מִן הַ/גִּלְגָּֽל
English Translation
And it happened when the Lord took Elijah up in a whirlwind to heaven, that Elijah went and Elisha from Gilgal.
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Chapter 2 Context
1
When the LORD was about to take Elijah up by a whirlwind into heaven, Elijah
went with Elisha from G...
2
Elijah said to Elisha, “Please wait here, for the LORD has sent me as
far as Bethel.”
Elisha said, “...
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3
The sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha,
and said to him, “Do you know that t...
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4
Elijah said to him, “Elisha, please wait here, for the LORD has
sent me to Jericho.”
He said, “As th...
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5
The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came near to Elisha,
and said to him, “Do you know that...
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6
Elijah said to him, “Please wait here, for the LORD has sent me
to the Jordan.”
He said, “As the LOR...
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7
Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite them at
a distance; and they both stoo...
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8
Elijah took his mantle, and rolled it up, and struck the waters; and they
were divided here and ther...
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9
When they had gone over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for
you, before I am taken from...
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10
He said, “You have asked a hard thing. If you see me when I am
taken from you, it will be so for you...
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11
As they continued on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and
horses of fire separated them; and El...
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12
Elisha saw it, and he cried, “My father, my father, the chariots of
Israel and its horsemen!”
He saw...
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13
He also took up Elijah’s mantle that fell from him, and went back and
stood by the bank of the Jorda...
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14
He took Elijah’s mantle that fell from him, and struck the waters, and
said, “Where is the LORD, the...
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15
When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho facing him
saw him, they said, “The spirit of Elij...
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16
They said to him, “See now, there are with your servants fifty strong
men. Please let them go and se...
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17
When they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send them.”
Therefore they sent fifty men; and t...
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18
They came back to him while he stayed at Jericho; and he said to them,
“Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t go...
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19
The men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold, please, the situation
of this city is pleasant, as my l...
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20
He said, “Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it.” Then they
brought it to him.
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21
He went out to the spring of the waters, and threw salt into it, and
said, “The LORD says, ‘I have h...
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22
So the waters were healed to this day, according to Elisha’s word which
he spoke.
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23
He went up from there to Bethel. As he was going up by the way,
some youths came out of the city and...
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24
He looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the LORD’s name.
Then two female bears came ou...
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25
He went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.
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