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Elijah Taken to Heaven

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Now it came^H1961 about^H1961, when the LORD^H3068 was about to bring^H5927 Elijah^H452 up^H5927 by a [fn]whirlwind^H5591 to heaven^H8064, that Elijah^H452 left^H1980^H4480 Gilgal^H1537 with Elisha^H477.

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2Ki 2:2 - And Elijah^H452 said^H559 to Elisha^H477, “Stay^H3427 here^H6311 please^H4994, for the LORD^H3068 has sent^H7971 me as far^H5704 as Bethel^H1008.” But Elisha^H477 said^H559, “As surely as the LORD^H3068 lives^H2416 and as you yourself^H5315 live^H2416, I will not leave^H5800 you.” So they went^H3381 down^H3381 to Bethel^H1008.

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2Ki 2:3 - Then the sons^H1121 of the prophets^H5030 who^H834 were at Bethel^H1008 went^H3318 out^H3318 to Elisha^H477 and said^H559 to him, “Are^H3045 you aware^H3045 that the LORD^H3068 will take^H3947 away your master^H113 from over^H5921 [fn]you today^H3117?” And he said^H559, “Yes^H1571, I am^H3045 aware^H3045; say^H2814 nothing^H2814 about it.”

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And Elijah^H452 said^H559 to him, “Elisha^H477, please^H4994 stay^H3427 here^H6311, for the LORD^H3068 has sent^H7971 me to Jericho^H3405.” But he said^H559, “As surely as the LORD^H3068 lives^H2416, and as you yourself^H5315 live^H2416, I will not leave^H5800 you.” So they came^H935 to Jericho^H3405.

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2Ki 2:5 - Then the sons^H1121 of the prophets^H5030 who^H834 were at Jericho^H3405 approached^H5066 Elisha^H477 and said^H559 to him, “Do you know^H3045 that the LORD^H3068 will take^H3947 away your master^H113 from over^H5921 [fn]you today^H3117?” And he [fn]answered^H559, “Yes^H1571, I know^H3045; say^H2814 nothing^H2814 about it.”

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2Ki 2:6 - And Elijah^H452 said^H559 to him, “Please^H4994 stay^H3427 here^H6311, for the LORD^H3068 has sent^H7971 me to the Jordan^H3383.” But he said^H559, “As surely as the LORD^H3068 lives^H2416, and as you yourself^H5315 live^H2416, I will not leave^H5800 you.” So the two^H8147 of them went^H1980 on.

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Now fifty^H2572 men^H376 of the sons^H1121 of the prophets^H5030 went^H1980 and stood^H5975 opposite^H4480^H5048 them at a distance^H7350, while the two^H8147 of them stood^H5975 by the Jordan^H3383.

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2Ki 2:8 - And Elijah^H452 took^H3947 his coat^H155, folded^H1563 it, and struck^H5221 the waters^H4325, and they were divided^H2673 here^H2008 and there^H2008, so that the two^H8147 of them crossed^H5674 over^H5674 on dry^H2724 ground^H2724.

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When they had crossed^H5674 over^H5674, Elijah^H452 said^H559 to Elisha^H477, “Ask^H7592 me what^H4100 I should do^H6213 for you before^H2962 I am taken^H3947 from you.” And Elisha^H477 said^H559, “Please^H4994 let a double^H8147 portion^H6310 of your spirit^H7307 be upon me.”

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2Ki 2:10 - He said^H559, “You have asked^H7592 a hard^H7185 thing^H7185. Nevertheless, if^H518 you see^H7200 me when I am taken^H3947 from you, it shall be so^H3651 for you; but if^H518 not, it shall not be so.”

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2Ki 2:11 - And as they were walking^H1980 along and talking^H1696, behold^H2009, a chariot^H7393 of fire^H784 appeared with horses^H5483 of fire^H784, and they separated^H6504 the two^H8147 of them. Then Elijah^H452 went^H5927 up^H5927 by a [fn]whirlwind^H5591 to heaven^H8064.

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2Ki 2:12 - And Elisha^H477 was watching^H7200 it and he was crying^H6817 out^H6817, “My father^H1, my father^H1, the chariot^H7393 of Israel^H3478 and its horsemen^H6571!” And he did not see^H7200 [fn]Elijah again^H5750. Then he took^H2388 hold^H2388 of his own clothes^H899 and tore^H7167 them in two^H8147 pieces^H7168.

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2Ki 2:13 - He also took^H7311 up^H7311 the coat^H155 of Elijah^H452 that had fallen^H5307 from him, and he went^H7725 back^H7725 and stood^H5975 by the bank^H8193 of the Jordan^H3383.

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2Ki 2:14 - Then he took^H3947 the coat^H155 of Elijah^H452 that had fallen^H5307 from him and struck^H5221 the waters^H4325, and said^H559, “Where^H346 is the LORD^H3068, the God^H430 of Elijah^H452?” And when he also^H637 had struck^H5221 the waters^H4325, they were divided^H2673 here^H2008 and there^H2008; and Elisha^H477 crossed^H5674 over^H5674.

Elisha Succeeds Elijah

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Now when the sons^H1121 of the prophets^H5030 who^H834 were at Jericho^H3405 opposite^H4480^H5048 him saw^H7200 him, they said^H559, “The spirit^H7307 of Elijah^H452 has settled^H5117 on Elisha^H477.” And they came^H935 to meet^H7122 him and bowed^H2331 down^H2331 to the ground^H776 before him.

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2Ki 2:16 - Then they said^H559 to him, “Behold^H2009 now^H4994, there^H3426 are^H3426 with your servants^H5650 fifty^H2572 strong^H2428 men^H376; please^H4994 let them go^H1980 and search^H1245 for your master^H113, in^H6435 case^H6435 the Spirit^H7307 of the LORD^H3068 has taken^H5375 him up^H5375 and cast^H7993 him on some^H259 mountain^H2022 or^H176 into some^H259 valley^H1516.” But he said^H559, “You shall not send^H7971 anyone.”

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2Ki 2:17 - Yet when they urged^H6484 him until^H5704 he was^H954 ashamed^H954 to refuse, he said^H559, “Send^H7971 them.” So they sent^H7971 fifty^H2572 men^H376; and they searched^H1245 for three^H7969 days^H3117, but did not find^H4672 him.

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2Ki 2:18 - They returned^H7725 to him while he was staying^H3427 in Jericho^H3405; and he said^H559 to them, “Did I not say^H559 to you, ‘Do not go^H1980’?”

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Then the men^H376 of the city^H5892 said^H559 to Elisha^H477, “Behold^H2009 now, the site^H4186 of the city^H5892 is pleasant^H2896, as my lord^H113 sees^H7200; but the water^H4325 is bad^H7451 and the land^H776 [fn]is^H7921 unfruitful^H7921.”

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2Ki 2:20 - And he said^H559, “Bring^H3947 me a new^H2319 jar^H6746, and put^H7760 salt^H4417 [fn]in it.” So they brought^H3947 it to him.

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2Ki 2:21 - Then he went^H3318 out^H3318 to the spring^H4161 of water^H4325 and threw^H7993 salt^H4417 [fn]in it and said^H559, “This^H3541 is^H3541 what^H3541 the LORD^H3068 says^H559: ‘I have [fn]purified^H7495 these^H428 waters^H4325; there shall not come^H1961 from there^H8033 death^H4194 or [fn]unfruitfulness^H7921 any^H5750 longer^H5750.’”

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2Ki 2:22 - So the waters^H4325 have been [fn]purified^H7495 to this^H2088 day^H3117, in accordance with the word^H1697 of Elisha^H477 which^H834 he spoke^H1696.

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Now he went^H5927 up^H5927 from there^H8033 to Bethel^H1008; and as he was going^H5927 up^H5927 by the road^H1870, some young^H6996 boys^H5288 came^H3318 out^H3318 from the city^H5892 and ridiculed^H7046 him and said^H559 to him, “Go^H5927 up^H5927, you baldhead^H7142; go^H5927 up^H5927, you baldhead^H7142!”

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2Ki 2:24 - When he looked^H6437 behind^H310 him and saw^H7200 them, he cursed^H7043 them in the name^H8034 of the LORD^H3068. Then two^H8147 female bears^H1677 came^H3318 out^H3318 of the woods^H3293 and tore^H1234 up^H1234 forty-two^H705^H8147 [fn]of the boys^H3206.

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2Ki 2:25 - He then went^H1980 on from there^H8033 to Mount^H2022 Carmel^H3760, and from there^H8033 he returned^H7725 to Samaria^H8111.

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