2 Kings 2:3–15

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. ¹²And Elisha saw it, and he cried, ^qMy 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 ^rrent them in two pieces. 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, ^sthey parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over. ¹⁵And when the sons of the prophets which were ^tto 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.