1And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind , that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal . 2And Elijah said unto Elisha , Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Beth-el . And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth , and as thy soul liveth , I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el . 3And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha , 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 . 4And Elijah said unto him, Elisha , tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho . And he said , As the LORD liveth , and as thy soul liveth , I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho . 5And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha , 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 . 6And Elijah said unto him, Tarry , I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan . And he said , As the LORD liveth , and as thy soul liveth , I will not leave thee. And they two went on . 7And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went , and stood to view afar off : and they two stood by Jordan . 8And Elijah took his mantle , and wrapped it together , and smote the waters , and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground. 9And it came to pass, when they were gone over , that Elijah said unto Elisha , Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said , I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. 10And 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 . 11And it came to pass, as they still went on , and talked , that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire , and horses of fire , and parted them both asunder ; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven . 12And Elisha saw it , and he cried , My father , my father , the chariot of Israel , and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes , and rent them in two pieces .
Elisha Takes Up the Mantle
13He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back , and stood by the bank of Jordan ; 14And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters , and said , Where is the LORD God of Elijah ? and when he also had smitten the waters , they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over . 15And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said , The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha . And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him. 16And 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 . 17And 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. 18And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho ,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
Elisha's Miraculous Acts
19And the men of the city said unto Elisha , Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant , as my lord seeth : but the water is naught , and the ground barren . 20And he said , Bring me a new cruse , and put salt therein. And they brought it to him. 21And 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 . 22So the waters were healed unto this day , according to the saying of Elisha which he spake . 23And he went up from thence unto Beth-el : 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 . 24And he turned back , and looked on 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. 25And he went from thence to mount Carmel , and from thence he returned to Samaria .