<vn='1'>And it came to <sn="1961">pass</s>, when the <sn="3068">LORD</s> would take <sn="5927">up</s><sn="*853"></s><sn="452">Elijah</s> into <sn="8064">heaven</s> by a <sn="5591">whirlwind</s>, that <sn="452">Elijah</s><sn="1980">went</s> with <sn="477">Elisha</s><sn="4480">from</s><sn="1537">Gilgal</s>. </v>
<vn='2'>And <sn="452">Elijah</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="477">Elisha</s>, <sn="3427">Tarry</s><sn="6311">here</s>, I pray <sn="4994">thee</s>; <sn="3588">for</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s> hath <sn="7971">sent</s> me <sn="5704">to</s><sn="1008">Bethel</s>. And <sn="477">Elisha</s><sn="559">said</s> unto him, As the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="2416">liveth</s>, and as thy <sn="5315">soul</s><sn="2416">liveth</s>, I will <sn="518">not</s><sn="5800">leave</s> thee. So they went <sn="3381">down</s> to <sn="1008">Bethel</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>And the <sn="1121">sons</s> of the <sn="5030">prophets</s><sn="834">that</s> were at <sn="1008">Bethel</s> came <sn="3318">forth</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="477">Elisha</s>, and <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> him, <sn="3045">Knowest</s> thou <sn="3588">that</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s> will take <sn="3947">away</s><sn="*853"></s> thy <sn="113">master</s><sn="4480 5921">from</s> thy <sn="7218">head</s><sn="3117">today</s>? And he <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="1571">Yea</s>, <sn="589">I</s><sn="3045">know</s> it; hold ye your <sn="2814">peace</s>. </v>
<vn='4'>And <sn="452">Elijah</s><sn="559">said</s> unto him, <sn="477">Elisha</s>, <sn="3427">tarry</s><sn="6311">here</s>, I pray <sn="4994">thee</s>; <sn="3588">for</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s> hath <sn="7971">sent</s> me to <sn="3405">Jericho</s>. And he <sn="559">said</s>, As the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="2416">liveth</s>, and as thy <sn="5315">soul</s><sn="2416">liveth</s>, I will <sn="518">not</s><sn="5800">leave</s> thee. So they <sn="935">came</s> to <sn="3405">Jericho</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>And the <sn="1121">sons</s> of the <sn="5030">prophets</s><sn="834">that</s> were at <sn="3405">Jericho</s><sn="5066">came</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="477">Elisha</s>, and <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> him, <sn="3045">Knowest</s> thou <sn="3588">that</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s> will take <sn="3947">away</s><sn="*853"></s> thy <sn="113">master</s><sn="4480 5921">from</s> thy <sn="7218">head</s><sn="3117">today</s>? And he <sn="559">answered</s>, <sn="1571">Yea</s>, <sn="589">I</s><sn="3045">know</s> it; hold ye your <sn="2814">peace</s>. </v>
<vn='6'>And <sn="452">Elijah</s><sn="559">said</s> unto him, <sn="3427">Tarry</s>, I pray <sn="4994">thee</s>, <sn="6311">here</s>; <sn="3588">for</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s> hath <sn="7971">sent</s> me to <sn="3383">Jordan</s>. And he <sn="559">said</s>, As the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="2416">liveth</s>, and as thy <sn="5315">soul</s><sn="2416">liveth</s>, I will <sn="518">not</s><sn="5800">leave</s> thee. And they <sn="8147">two</s> went <sn="1980">on</s>. </v>
<vn='7'>And <sn="2572">fifty</s><sn="376">men</s> of the <sn="4480 1121">sons</s> of the <sn="5030">prophets</s><sn="1980">went</s>, and <sn="5975">stood</s> to <sn="4480 5048">view</s> afar <sn="4480 7350">off</s>: and they <sn="8147">two</s><sn="5975">stood</s><sn="5921">by</s><sn="3383">Jordan</s>. </v>
<vn='8'>And <sn="452">Elijah</s><sn="3947">took</s><sn="*853"></s> his <sn="155">mantle</s>, and wrapped it <sn="1563">together</s>, and <sn="5221">smote</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="4325">waters</s>, and they were <sn="2673">divided</s><sn="2008">hither</s> and <sn="2008">thither</s>, so that they <sn="8147">two</s> went <sn="5674">over</s> on dry <sn="2724">ground</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>And it came to <sn="1961">pass</s>, when they were gone <sn="5674">over</s>, that <sn="452">Elijah</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="477">Elisha</s>, <sn="7592">Ask</s><sn="4100">what</s> I shall <sn="6213">do</s> for thee, <sn="2962">before</s> I be taken <sn="3947">away</s><sn="4480 5973">from</s> thee. And <sn="477">Elisha</s><sn="559">said</s>, I pray <sn="4994">thee</s>, let a <sn="8147">double</s><sn="6310">portion</s> of thy <sn="7307">spirit</s><sn="1961">be</s><sn="413">upon</s> me. </v>
<vn='10'>And he <sn="559">said</s>, Thou hast <sn="7592">asked</s> a hard <sn="7185">thing</s>: nevertheless, <sn="518">if</s> thou <sn="7200">see</s> me when I am <sn="3947">taken</s><sn="4480 854">from</s> thee, it shall <sn="1961">be</s><sn="3651">so</s> unto thee; but <sn="518">if</s><sn="369">not</s>, it shall <sn="3808">not</s><sn="1961">be</s> so. </v>
<vn='11'>And it came to <sn="1961">pass</s>, as <sn="1992">they</s> still went <sn="1980">on</s>, and <sn="1696">talked</s>, that, <sn="2009">behold</s>, there appeared a <sn="7393">chariot</s> of <sn="784">fire</s>, and <sn="5483">horses</s> of <sn="784">fire</s>, and <sn="6504">parted</s> them <sn="8147">both</s><sn="996">asunder</s>; and <sn="452">Elijah</s> went <sn="5927">up</s> by a <sn="5591">whirlwind</s> into <sn="8064">heaven</s>. </v>
<vn='12'>And <sn="477">Elisha</s><sn="7200">saw</s> it, and <sn="1931">he</s><sn="6817">cried</s>, My <sn="1">father</s>, my <sn="1">father</s>, the <sn="7393">chariot</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>, and the <sn="6571">horsemen</s> thereof. And he <sn="7200">saw</s> him <sn="3808">no</s><sn="5750">more</s>: and he took <sn="2388">hold</s> of his own <sn="899">clothes</s>, and <sn="7167">rent</s> them in <sn="8147">two</s><sn="7168">pieces</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>He took <sn="7311">up</s> also <sn="*853"></s> the <sn="155">mantle</s> of <sn="452">Elijah</s><sn="834">that</s><sn="5307">fell</s><sn="4480 5921">from</s> him, and went <sn="7725">back</s>, and <sn="5975">stood</s><sn="5921">by</s> the <sn="8193">bank</s> of <sn="3383">Jordan</s>; </v>
<vn='14'>And he <sn="3947">took</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="155">mantle</s> of <sn="452">Elijah</s><sn="834">that</s><sn="5307">fell</s><sn="4480 5921">from</s> him, and <sn="5221">smote</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="4325">waters</s>, and <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="346">Where</s> is the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="430">God</s> of <sn="452">Elijah</s>? and when <sn="1931">he</s><sn="637">also</s> had <sn="5221">smitten</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="4325">waters</s>, they <sn="2673">parted</s><sn="2008">hither</s> and <sn="2008">thither</s>: and <sn="477">Elisha</s> went <sn="5674">over</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>And when the <sn="1121">sons</s> of the <sn="5030">prophets</s><sn="834">which</s> were to <sn="4480 5048">view</s> at <sn="3405">Jericho</s><sn="7200">saw</s> him, they <sn="559">said</s>, The <sn="7307">spirit</s> of <sn="452">Elijah</s> doth <sn="5117">rest</s><sn="5921">on</s><sn="477">Elisha</s>. And they <sn="935">came</s> to <sn="7125">meet</s> him, and bowed <sn="7812">themselves</s> to the <sn="776">ground</s> before him. </v>
<vn='16'>And they <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> him, <sn="2009">Behold</s><sn="4994">now</s>, there <sn="3426">be</s><sn="854">with</s> thy <sn="5650">servants</s><sn="2572">fifty</s><sn="1121 2428">strong</s><sn="376">men</s>; let them <sn="1980">go</s>, we pray <sn="4994">thee</s>, and <sn="1245">seek</s><sn="*853"></s> thy <sn="113">master</s>: lest <sn="6435">peradventure</s> the <sn="7307">Spirit</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s> hath taken him <sn="5375">up</s>, and <sn="7993">cast</s> him upon <sn="259">some</s><sn="2022">mountain</s>, <sn="176">or</s> into <sn="259">some</s><sn="1516">valley</s>. And he <sn="559">said</s>, Ye shall <sn="3808">not</s><sn="7971">send</s>. </v>
<vn='17'>And when they <sn="6484">urged</s> him <sn="5704">till</s> he was <sn="954">ashamed</s>, he <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="7971">Send</s>. They <sn="7971">sent</s> therefore <sn="2572">fifty</s><sn="376">men</s>; and they <sn="1245">sought</s><sn="7969">three</s><sn="3117">days</s>, but <sn="4672">found</s> him <sn="3808">not</s>. </v>
<vn='18'>And when they came <sn="7725">again</s><sn="413">to</s> him, (for <sn="1931">he</s><sn="3427">tarried</s> at <sn="3405">Jericho</s>,) he <sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s> them, Did I <sn="3808">not</s><sn="559">say</s><sn="413">unto</s> you, <sn="1980">Go</s><sn="408">not</s>? </v>
<vn='19'>And the <sn="376">men</s> of the <sn="5892">city</s><sn="559">said</s><sn="413">unto</s><sn="477">Elisha</s>, <sn="2009">Behold</s>, I pray <sn="4994">thee</s>, the <sn="4186">situation</s> of this <sn="5892">city</s> is <sn="2896">pleasant</s>, <sn="834">as</s> my <sn="113">lord</s><sn="7200">seeth</s>: but the <sn="4325">water</s> is <sn="7451">naught</s>, and the <sn="776">ground</s><sn="7921">barren</s>. </v>
<vn='20'>And he <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="3947">Bring</s> me a <sn="2319">new</s><sn="6746">cruse</s>, and <sn="7760">put</s><sn="4417">salt</s><sn="8033">therein</s>. And they <sn="3947">brought</s> it <sn="413">to</s> him. </v>
<vn='21'>And he went <sn="3318">forth</s><sn="413">unto</s> the <sn="4161">spring</s> of the <sn="4325">waters</s>, and <sn="7993">cast</s> the <sn="4417">salt</s> in <sn="8033">there</s>, and <sn="559">said</s>, <sn="3541">Thus</s><sn="559">saith</s> the <sn="3068">LORD</s>, I have <sn="7495">healed</s><sn="428">these</s><sn="4325">waters</s>; there shall <sn="3808">not</s><sn="1961">be</s> from <sn="4480 8033">thence</s> any <sn="5750">more</s><sn="4194">death</s> or <sn="7921">barren</s> land. </v>
<vn='22'>So the <sn="4325">waters</s> were <sn="7495">healed</s><sn="5704">unto</s><sn="2088">this</s><sn="3117">day</s>, according to the <sn="1697">saying</s> of <sn="477">Elisha</s><sn="834">which</s> he <sn="1696">spoke</s>. </v>
<vn='23'>And he went <sn="5927">up</s> from <sn="4480 8033">thence</s> unto <sn="1008">Bethel</s>: and as <sn="1931">he</s> was going <sn="5927">up</s> by the <sn="1870">way</s>, there came <sn="3318">forth</s><sn="6996">little</s><sn="5288">children</s> out <sn="4480">of</s> the <sn="5892">city</s>, and <sn="7046">mocked</s> him, and <sn="559">said</s> unto him, Go <sn="5927">up</s>, thou bald <sn="7142">head</s>; go <sn="5927">up</s>, thou bald <sn="7142">head</s>. </v>
<vn='24'>And he <sn="6437">turned</s><sn="310">back</s>, and <sn="7200">looked</s> on them, and <sn="7043">cursed</s> them in the <sn="8034">name</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s>. And there came <sn="3318">forth</s><sn="8147">two</s> she <sn="1677">bears</s> out <sn="4480">of</s> the <sn="3293">wood</s>, and <sn="1234">tore</s><sn="705">forty</s> and <sn="8147">two</s><sn="3206">children</s><sn="4480">of</s> them. </v>
<vn='25'>And he <sn="1980">went</s> from <sn="4480 8033">thence</s><sn="413">to</s><sn="2022">mount</s><sn="3760">Carmel</s>, and from <sn="4480 8033">thence</s> he <sn="7725">returned</s> to <sn="8111">Samaria</s>. </v>