Book 11 : NEVIIM - II KINGS - Chapter 002
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And it came to pass, when HaShem would take up Elijah by a
whirlwind into heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal
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And Elijah said unto Elisha: 'Tarry here, I pray thee; for
HaShem hath sent me as far as Beth-el.' And Elisha said: 'As HaShem liveth, and
as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee.' So they went down to Beth-el.-
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And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came
forth to Elisha, and said unto him: 'Knowest thou that HaShem will take away thy
master from thy head to-day?' And he said: 'Yea, I know it; hold ye your
peace.'-
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And Elijah said unto him: 'Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee;
for HaShem hath sent me to Jericho.' And he said: 'As HaShem liveth, and as thy
soul liveth, I will not leave thee.' So they came to Jericho.-
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And the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came near
to Elisha, and said unto him: 'Knowest thou that HaShem will take away thy
master from thy head to-day?' And he answered: 'Yea, I know it; hold ye your
peace.'-
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And Elijah said unto him: 'Tarry here, I pray thee; for
HaShem hath sent me to the Jordan.' And he said: 'As HaShem liveth, and as thy
soul liveth, I will not leave thee.' And they two went on
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And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood
over against them afar off; and they two stood by the Jordan
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And 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
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And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah
said unto Elisha: 'Ask what I shall do for thee, before I am taken from thee.'
And Elisha said: 'I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
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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.
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And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked,
that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which parted
them both assunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven
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And Elisha saw it, and he cried: 'My father, my father,
the chariots 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
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He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him,
and went back, and stood by the bank of the Jordan
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And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and
smote the waters, and said: 'Where is HaShem, the G-d of Elijah?' and when he
also had smitten the waters, they were divided hither and thither; and Elisha
went over
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And when the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho
some way off saw him, they said: 'The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha.' And
they came to meet him, and bowed down to the ground before him
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And they said unto him: 'Behold now, there are with thy
servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master; lest
peradventure the spirit of HaShem hath taken him up, and cast him upon some
mountain, or into some valley.' And he said: 'Ye shall not send.
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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
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And they came back to him, while he tarried at Jericho;
and he said unto them: 'Did I not say unto you: Go not?
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And the men of the city said unto Elisha: 'Behold, we pray
thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth; but the water is
bad, and the land miscarrieth
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And he said: 'Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein.'
And they brought it to him
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And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast
salt therein, and said: 'Thus saith HaShem: I have healed these waters; there
shall not be from thence any more death or miscarrying.
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So the waters were healed unto this day, according to the
word of Elisha which he spoke
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And 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 baldhead; go up, thou baldhead.
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And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in
the name of HaShem. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tore
forty and two children of them
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And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence
he returned to Samaria
Book 11 : NEVIIM - II KINGS - Chapter 002
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