2 Kings 2:1–11

And it came to pass, when the Lord would ^atake up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with ^bElisha from ^cGilgal. ²And Elijah said unto Elisha, ^dTarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to ^eBeth-el. And Elisha said unto him, ^fAs the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el. ³And ^gthe 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 ^hfrom 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 ⁱJericho. And he said, ^fAs 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 ^hfrom 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, ^fAs 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 ^khis mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and ^mthey 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 ⁿa 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 ^oa chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and ^pElijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.