Elijah Taken Up to Heaven

2 When the Lord was about to takev Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind,w Elijah and Elishax were on their way from Gilgal.y 2 Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here;z the Lord has sent me to Bethel.”

But Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.”a So they went down to Bethel.

3 The companyb of the prophets at Bethel came out to Elisha and asked, “Do you know that the Lord is going to take your master from you today?”

“Yes, I know,” Elisha replied, “so be quiet.”

4 Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here, Elisha; the Lord has sent me to Jericho.c”

And he replied, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.

5 The companyd of the prophets at Jericho went up to Elisha and asked him, “Do you know that the Lord is going to take your master from you today?”

“Yes, I know,” he replied, “so be quiet.”

6 Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here;e the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.”f

And he replied, “As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.”g So the two of them walked on.

7 Fifty men from the company of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing the place where Elijah and Elisha had stopped at the Jordan.