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if thou dost see me taken from thee, it is to thee so; and if not, it is not.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_kings/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And it cometh to pass, they are going, going on and speaking, and lo, a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and they separate between them both, and Elijah goeth up in a whirlwind, to the heavens. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_kings/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And Elisha is seeing, and he is crying, ‘My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and its horsemen;’ and he hath not seen him again; and he taketh hold on his garments, and rendeth them into two pieces. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_kings/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And he taketh up the robe of Elijah, that fell from off him, and turneth back and standeth on the edge of the Jordan, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_kings/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>and he taketh the robe of Elijah that fell from off him, and smiteth the waters, and saith, ‘Where [is] Jehovah, God of Elijah — even He?’ and he smiteth the waters, and they are halved, hither and thither, and Elisha passeth over.</p> <p class="hdg">Elisha Succeeds Elijah</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_kings/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And they see him — the sons of the prophets who [are] in Jericho — over-against, and they say, ‘Rested hath the spirit of Elijah on Elisha;’ and they come to meet him, and bow themselves to him to the earth, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_kings/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>and say unto him, ‘Lo, we pray thee, there are with thy servants fifty men, sons of valour: let them go, we pray thee, and they seek thy lord, lest the Spirit of Jehovah hath taken him up, and doth cast him on one of the hills, or into one of the valleys;’ and he saith, ‘Ye do not send.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_kings/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And they press upon him, till he is ashamed, and he saith, ‘Send ye;’ and they send fifty men, and they seek three days, and have not found him; <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_kings/2-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>and they turn back unto him — and he is abiding in Jericho — and he saith unto them, ‘Did I not say unto you, Do not go?’</p> <p class="hdg">Elisha Heals Jericho's Waters</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_kings/2-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And the men of the city say unto Elisha, ‘Lo, we pray thee, the site of the city [is] good, as my lord seeth, and the waters [are] bad, and the earth sterile.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_kings/2-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And he saith, ‘Bring to me a new dish, and place there salt;’ and they bring [it] unto him, <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_kings/2-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>and he goeth out unto the source of the waters, and casteth there salt, and saith, ‘Thus said Jehovah, I have given healing to these waters; there is not thence any more death and sterility.’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_kings/2-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And the waters are healed unto this day, according to the word of Elisha, that he spake.</p> <p class="hdg">Elisha Mocked</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_kings/2-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And he goeth up thence to Beth-El, and he is going up in the way, and little youths have come out from the city, and scoff at him, and say to him, ‘Go up, bald-head! go up, bald-head!’ <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_kings/2-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And he looketh behind him, and seeth them, and declareth them vile in the name of Jehovah, and two bears come out of the forest, and rend of them forty and two lads. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_kings/2-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And he goeth thence unto the hill of Carmel, and thence he hath turned back to Samaria.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Young's Literal Translation<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../2_kings/1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../2_kings/3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/2_kings/2-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="../sidemenu.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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