2 Kings 2
Elisha Succeeds
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And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Eli'jah into heaven by a whirlwind,
that Eli'jah went with Eli'sha from Gilgal.
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And Eli'jah said unto Eli'sha, Tarry
here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to
Beth-el. And Eli'sha said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not
leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el.
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And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Eli'sha, and said unto him,
Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy
master from thy head today? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold
ye your peace.
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And Eli'jah said unto him, Eli'sha,
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.
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And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Eli'sha, and said unto him, Knowest
thou that the LORD will take away thy master
from thy head today? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye
your peace.
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And Eli'jah 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.
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And fifty men of the sons of the prophets
went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by
Jordan.
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And Eli'jah 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.
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And it came to pass, when they were
gone over, that Eli'jah said unto Eli'sha, Ask what I shall do for
thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Eli'sha said, I pray
thee, let a double portion Deut. 21.17 of thy spirit be upon me.
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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.
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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 Eli'jah
went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
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And Eli'sha saw it, and he cried,
My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen
thereof! 2 Kgs. 13.14 And he saw him no more.
And he took hold of his own
clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
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He took up also the mantle of Eli'jah
that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of
Jordan;
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and he took the mantle of Eli'jah that
fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the
LORD God of Eli'jah? And when he also had
smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Eli'sha went
over.
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And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of
Eli'jah doth rest on Eli'sha. And they came to meet him, and bowed
themselves to the ground before him.
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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.
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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.
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And when they came again to him, (for he
tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go
not?
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And the men of the city said unto
Eli'sha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the
ground barren.
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And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and
put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
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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.
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So the waters were healed unto this day,
according to the saying of Eli'sha which he spake.
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And he went up from thence unto
Beth-el: 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.
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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.
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And he went from thence to mount Carmel,
and from thence he returned to Samaria.
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