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2 Kings 2 – King James Version (KJV)

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Elijah Taken to Heaven

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2Ki 2:1 - And it came to pass,^H1961 when^H5927^➔ the LORD^H3068 would take up^➔^H5927 Elijah^H452 into heaven^H8064 by a whirlwind,^H5591 that^H3212^➔ Elijah^H452 went^➔^H3212 with Elisha^H477 from^H4480 Gilgal.^H1537

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2Ki 2:2 - And^H559^➔ Elijah^H452 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Elisha,^H477 Tarry^H3427 here,^H6311 I pray thee;^H4994 for^H3588 the LORD^H3068 hath sent me^H7971 to^H5704 Bethel.^H1008^H1008 And^H559^➔ Elisha^H477 said^➔^H559 unto him, As the LORD^H3068 liveth,^H2416 and as^H2416^➔ thy soul^H5315 liveth,^➔^H2416 I will^H5800^➔ not^H518 leave thee.^➔^H5800 So they went down^H3381 to Bethel.^H1008

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2Ki 2:3 - And^H3318^➔ the sons^H1121 of the prophets^H5030 that^H834 were at Bethel^H1008^H1008 came forth^➔^H3318 to^H413 Elisha,^H477 and said^H559 unto him,^H413 Knowest thou^H3045 that^H3588 the LORD^H3068 will take away^H3947 thy master^H113 from^H5921 thy head^H7218 to day?^H3117 And he said,^H559 Yea,^H1571 I^H589 know^H3045 it; hold ye your peace.^H2814

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2Ki 2:4 - And^H559^➔ Elijah^H452 said^➔^H559 unto him, Elisha,^H477 tarry^H3427 here,^H6311 I pray thee;^H4994 for^H3588 the LORD^H3068 hath sent me^H7971 to Jericho.^H3405 And he said,^H559 As the LORD^H3068 liveth,^H2416 and as^H2416^➔ thy soul^H5315 liveth,^➔^H2416 I will^H5800^➔ not^H518 leave thee.^➔^H5800 So they came^H935 to Jericho.^H3405

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2Ki 2:5 - And^H5066^➔ the sons^H1121 of the prophets^H5030 that^H834 were at Jericho^H3405 came^➔^H5066 to^H413 Elisha,^H477 and said^H559 unto him,^H413 Knowest thou^H3045 that^H3588 the LORD^H3068 will take away^H3947 thy master^H113 from^H5921 thy head^H7218 to day?^H3117 And he answered,^H559 Yea,^H1571 I^H589 know^H3045 it; hold ye your peace.^H2814

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2Ki 2:6 - And^H559^➔ Elijah^H452 said^➔^H559 unto him, Tarry,^H3427 I pray thee,^H4994 here;^H6311 for^H3588 the LORD^H3068 hath sent me^H7971 to Jordan.^H3383 And he said,^H559 As the LORD^H3068 liveth,^H2416 and as^H2416^➔ thy soul^H5315 liveth,^➔^H2416 I will^H5800^➔ not^H518 leave thee.^➔^H5800 And^H3212^➔ they two^H8147 went on.^➔^H3212

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2Ki 2:7 - And fifty^H2572 men^H376 of the sons^H1121 of the prophets^H5030 went,^H1980 and stood^H5975 to view^H5048 afar off:^H7350 and they two^H8147 stood^H5975 by^H5921 Jordan.^H3383

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2Ki 2:8 - And^H3947^➔ Elijah^H452 took^➔^H3947 his mantle,^H155 and wrapped it together,^H1563 and smote^H5221 the waters,^H4325 and they were divided^H2673 hither^H2008 and thither,^H2008 so that^H5674^➔ they two^H8147 went over^➔^H5674 on dry ground.^H2724

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2Ki 2:9 - And it came to pass,^H1961 when they were gone over,^H5674 that Elijah^H452 said^H559 unto^H413 Elisha,^H477 Ask^H7592 what^H4100 I shall do^H6213 for thee, before^H2962 I be taken away^H3947 from thee.^H5973 And^H559^➔ Elisha^H477 said,^➔^H559 I pray thee,^H4994 let^H1961^➔ a^H6310^➔ double^H8147 portion^➔^H6310 of thy spirit^H7307 be^➔^H1961 upon me.^H413

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2Ki 2:10 - And he said,^H559 Thou hast asked^H7592 a hard thing:^H7185 nevertheless, if^H518 thou see^H7200 me^H853 when I am taken^H3947 from thee,^H854 it shall be^H1961 so^H3651 unto thee; but if^H518 not,^H369 it shall^H1961^➔ not^H3808 be^➔^H1961 so.

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2Ki 2:11 - And it came to pass,^H1961 as^H1980^➔ they^H1992 still^H1980 went on,^➔^H1980 and talked,^H1696 that, behold,^H2009 there appeared a chariot^H7393 of fire,^H784 and horses^H5483 of fire,^H784 and parted^H6504 them both^H8147 asunder;^H996 and^H5927^➔ Elijah^H452 went up^➔^H5927 by a whirlwind^H5591 into heaven.^H8064

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2Ki 2:12 - And Elisha^H477 saw^H7200 it, and he^H1931 cried,^H6817 My father,^H1 my father,^H1 the chariot^H7393 of Israel,^H3478 and the horsemen thereof.^H6571 And^H3808^➔ he saw him^H7200 no^➔^H3808 more:^H5750 and he took hold^H2388 of his own clothes,^H899 and rent them^H7167 in two^H8147 pieces.^H7168

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2Ki 2:13 - He took up also^H7311 the mantle^H155 of Elijah^H452 that^H834 fell^H5307 from him,^H5921 and went back,^H7725 and stood^H5975 by^H5921 the^H3383^➔ bank^H8193 of Jordan;^➔^H3383

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2Ki 2:14 - And he took^H3947 the mantle^H155 of Elijah^H452 that^H834 fell^H5307 from him,^H5921 and smote^H5221 the waters,^H4325 and said,^H559 Where^H346 is the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Elijah?^H452 and when^H5221^➔ he^H1931 also^H637 had smitten^➔^H5221 the waters,^H4325 they parted^H2673 hither^H2008 and thither:^H2008 and^H5674^➔ Elisha^H477 went over.^➔^H5674

Elisha Succeeds Elijah

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2Ki 2:15 - And when^H7200^➔ the sons^H1121 of the prophets^H5030 which^H834 were to view^H5048 at Jericho^H3405 saw him,^➔^H7200 they said,^H559 The spirit^H7307 of Elijah^H452 doth rest^H5117 on^H5921 Elisha.^H477 And they came^H935 to meet him,^H7125 and bowed themselves^H7812 to the ground^H776 before him.

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2Ki 2:16 - And they said^H559 unto him,^H413 Behold^H2009 now,^H4994 there be^H3426 with^H854 thy servants^H5650 fifty^H2572 strong^H2428 men;^H376^H1121 let them go,^H3212 we pray thee,^H4994 and seek^H1245 thy master:^H113 lest peradventure^H6435 the Spirit^H7307 of the LORD^H3068 hath taken him up,^H5375 and cast him^H7993 upon some^H259 mountain,^H2022 or^H176 into some^H259 valley.^H1516 And he said,^H559 Ye shall^H7971^➔ not^H3808 send.^➔^H7971

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2Ki 2:17 - And when they urged^H6484 him till^H5704 he was ashamed,^H954 he said,^H559 Send.^H7971 They sent therefore^H7971 fifty^H2572 men;^H376 and they sought^H1245 three^H7969 days,^H3117 but^H3808^➔ found him^H4672 not.^➔^H3808

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2Ki 2:18 - And when they came again^H7725 to him,^H413 (for he^H1931 tarried^H3427 at Jericho,)^H3405 he said^H559 unto them,^H413 Did I^H559^➔ not^H3808 say^➔^H559 unto you,^H413 Go^H3212 not?^H408

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2Ki 2:19 - And^H559^➔ the men^H376 of the city^H5892 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 Elisha,^H477 Behold,^H2009 I pray thee,^H4994 the situation^H4186 of this city^H5892 is pleasant,^H2896 as^H834 my lord^H113 seeth:^H7200 but the water^H4325 is naught,^H7451 and the ground^H776 barren.^H7921

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2Ki 2:20 - And he said,^H559 Bring^H3947 me^H589 a^H6746^➔ new^H2319 cruse,^➔^H6746 and put^H7760 salt^H4417 therein.^H8033 And they brought^H3947 it to him.^H413

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2Ki 2:21 - And he went forth^H3318 unto^H413 the spring^H4161 of the waters,^H4325 and cast^H7993 the salt^H4417 in there,^H8033 and said,^H559 Thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD,^H3068 I have healed^H7495 these^H428 waters;^H4325 there shall^H1961^➔ not^H3808 be^➔^H1961 from thence^H8033 any more^H5750 death^H4194 or barren^H7921 land.

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2Ki 2:22 - So^H7495^➔ the waters^H4325 were healed^➔^H7495 unto^H5704 this^H2088 day,^H3117 according to the saying^H1697 of Elisha^H477 which^H834 he spake.^H1696

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2Ki 2:23 - And he went up^H5927 from thence^H8033 unto Bethel:^H1008^H1008 and^H1931^➔ as^H5927^➔ he^➔^H1931 was going up^➔^H5927 by the way,^H1870 there came forth^H3318 little^H6996 children^H5288 out of^H4480 the city,^H5892 and mocked^H7046 him, and said^H559 unto him, Go up,^H5927 thou bald head;^H7142 go up,^H5927 thou bald head.^H7142

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2Ki 2:24 - And he turned^H6437 back,^H310 and looked on them,^H7200 and cursed them^H7043 in the name^H8034 of the LORD.^H3068 And there came forth^H3318 two^H8147 she bears^H1677 out^H4480 of the wood,^H3293 and tare^H1234 forty^H705 and two^H8147 children^H3206 of them.^H1992

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2Ki 2:25 - And he went^H3212 from thence^H8033 to^H413 mount^H2022 Carmel,^H3760 and from thence^H8033 he returned^H7725 to Samaria.^H8111

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