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 2:1 ¶ And it came to pass, when Jehovah would take up Elijah by a whirlwind into heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

 2:1 ¶ And it came to pass,º when the LORDº would take upººº Elijahº into heavenº by a whirlwind,º that Elijahº wentººº with Elishaº fromº Gilgal.º

 2:2 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.

 2:2 And Elijahº saidºº untoº Elisha,º Tarryºº here,º I pray thee;º forº the LORDº hath sentºº me toº Bethel.º And Elishaº saidºº [unto him, As] the LORDº liveth,º and [as] thy soulº liveth,º I will notº leaveºº thee. So they went downºº to Bethel.º

 2:3 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.

 2:3 And the sonsº of the prophetsº thatº [were] at Bethelº came forthºº toº Elisha,º and saidºº untoº him, Knowestºº thou thatº the LORDº will take awayººº thy masterº fromºº thy headº to day?º And he said,ºº Yea,º Iº knowºº [it]; hold ye your peace.ºº

 2:4 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.

 2:4 And Elijahº saidºº unto him, Elisha,º tarryºº here,º I pray thee;º forº the LORDº hath sentºº me to Jericho.º And he said,ºº [As] the LORDº liveth,º and [as] thy soulº liveth,º I will notº leaveºº thee. So they cameºº to Jericho.º

 2:5 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.

 2:5 And the sonsº of the prophetsº thatº [were] at Jerichoº cameºº toº Elisha,º and saidºº untoº him, Knowestºº thou thatº the LORDº will take awayººº thy masterº fromºº thy headº to day?º And he answered,ºº Yea,º Iº knowºº [it]; hold ye your peace.ºº

 2:6 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.

 2:6 And Elijahº saidºº unto him, Tarry,ºº I pray thee,º here;º forº the LORDº hath sentºº me to Jordan.º And he said,ºº [As] the LORDº liveth,º and [as] thy soulº liveth,º I will notº leaveºº thee. And they twoº went on.ººº

 2:7 And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over against them afar off: and they two stood by the Jordan.

 2:7 And fiftyº menº of the sonsºº of the prophetsº went,ºº and stoodºº to viewºº afar off:ºº and they twoº stoodºº byº Jordan.º

 2:8 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.

 2:8 And Elijahº tookººº his mantle,º and wrapped [it] together,ºº and smoteººº the waters,º and they were dividedºº hitherº and thither,º so that they twoº went overºº on dryº ground.º

 2:9 ¶ 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.

 2:9 ¶ And it came to pass,º when they were gone over,ºº that Elijahº saidºº untoº Elisha,º Askºº whatº I shall doºº for thee, beforeº I be taken awayºº fromºº thee. And Elishaº said,ºº I pray thee,º let a doubleº portionº of thy spiritº beº uponº me.

 2:10 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.

 2:10 And he said,ºº Thou hast askedºº a hard thing:ºº [nevertheless], ifº thou seeºº me [when I am] takenºº fromºº thee, it shall beº soº unto thee; but ifº not,º it shall notº beº [so].

 2:11 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.

 2:11 And it came to pass,º as theyº stillºº went on,ºº and talked,ºº that, behold,º [there appeared] a chariotº of fire,º and horsesº of fire,º and partedºº them bothº asunder;º and Elijahº went upºº by a whirlwindº into heaven.º

 2:12 ¶ 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.

 2:12 ¶ And Elishaº sawºº [it], and heº cried,ºº My father,º my father,º the chariotº of Israel,º and the horsemenº thereof. And he sawºº him noº more:º and he took holdºº of his own clothes,º and rentºº them in twoº pieces.º

 2:13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of the Jordan.

 2:13 He took upºº alsoº the mantleº of Elijahº thatº fellºº fromºº him, and went back,ºº and stoodºº byº the bankº of Jordan;º

 2:14 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.

 2:14 And he tookººº the mantleº of Elijahº thatº fellºº fromºº him, and smoteººº the waters,º and said,ºº Whereº [is] the LORDº Godº of Elijah?º and when heº alsoº had smittenººº the waters,º they partedºº hitherº and thither:º and Elishaº went over.ºº

 2:15 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.

 2:15 And when the sonsº of the prophetsº whichº [were] to viewºº at Jerichoº sawºº him, they said,ºº The spiritº of Elijahº doth restºº onº Elisha.º And they cameºº to meetºº him, and bowedºº themselvesº to the groundº before him.

 2:16 ¶ 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.

 2:16 ¶ And they saidºº untoº him, Beholdº now,º there beº withº thy servantsº fiftyº strongºº men;ººº let them go,ººº we pray thee,º and seekººº thy master:º lest peradventureº the Spiritº of the LORDº hath taken him up,ºº and castºº him upon someº mountain,º orº into someº valley.º And he said,ºº Ye shall notº send.ºº

 2:17 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.

 2:17 And when they urgedºº him tillº he was ashamed,ºº he said,ºº Send.ºº They sentºº therefore fiftyº men;º and they soughtºº threeº days,º but foundºº him not.º

 2:18 And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho; and he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?

 2:18 And when they came againºº toº him, (for heº tarriedºº at Jericho,)º he saidºº untoº them, Did I notº sayºº untoº you, Goººº not?º

 2:19 ¶ 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.

 2:19 ¶ And the menºº of the cityº saidºº untoº Elisha,º Behold,º I pray thee,º the situationº of this cityº [is] pleasant,º asº my lordº seeth:ºº but the waterº [is] naught,º and the groundº barren.ºº

 2:20 And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.

 2:20 And he said,ºº Bringºº me a newº cruse,º and putºº saltº therein.º And they broughtºº [it] toº him.

 2:21 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.

 2:21 And he went forthºº untoº the springº of the waters,º and castºº the saltº in there,º and said,ºº Thusº saithºº the LORD,º I have healedºº theseº waters;º there shall notº beº from thenceºº any moreº deathº or barrenºº [land].

 2:22 So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the word of Elisha which he spake.

 2:22 So the watersº were healedºº untoº thisº day,º according to the sayingº of Elishaº whichº he spake.ºº

 2:23 ¶ 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.

 2:23 ¶ And he went upºº from thenceºº unto Bethel:º and as heº was going upºº by the way,º there came forthºº littleº childrenº out ofº the city,º and mockedºº him, and saidºº unto him, Go up,ºº thou bald head;º go up,ºº thou bald head.º

 2:24 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.

 2:24 And he turnedºº back,º and lookedºº on them, and cursedºº them in the nameº of the LORD.º And there came forthºº twoº she bearsº out ofº the wood,º and tareºº fortyº and twoº childrenº ofº them.

 2:25 And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.

 2:25 And he wentººº from thenceºº toº mountº Carmel,º and from thenceºº he returnedºº to Samaria.º