2 Kings
2 Kings 2
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2 Kings 2 — Scripture text (King James Version)
And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up into heaven by a whirlwind, that went with from . And said unto , Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to . And said unto him, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to . And the sons of the prophets that were at came forth to , and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. And said unto him, , tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to . And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to . And the sons of the prophets that were at came to , and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace. And said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to . And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went . And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by . And took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over dry ground. And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that said unto , Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. 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. And it came to pass, as they still went , and talked, that, behold, there appeared a of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and went up by a whirlwind into heaven. And saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the of , and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces. He took up also the mantle of that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of ; And he took the mantle of that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of ? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and went over. And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at saw him, they said, The spirit of doth rest . And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send. 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. And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at ,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not? And the men of the city said unto , Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren. And he said, Bring me a new cruse, and salt therein. And they bring it to him. And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land. So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of which he spake. And he went up from thence unto : and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head. And he turned back, and looked them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them. And he went from thence to , and from thence he returned to .