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2 Kings 2 (WEBP)

[1] When Yahweh was about to take Elijah up by a whirlwind into heaven, Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
[2] Elijah said to Elisha, “Please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me as far as Bethel.” Elisha said, “As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.
[3] The sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from over you today?” He said, “Yes, I know it. Hold your peace.”
[4] Elijah said to him, “Elisha, please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me to Jericho.” He said, “As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” So they came to Jericho.
[5] The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from over you today?” He answered, “Yes, I know it. Hold your peace.”
[6] Elijah said to him, “Please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me to the Jordan.” He said, “As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” Then they both went on.
[7] Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite them at a distance; and they both stood by the Jordan.
[8] Elijah took his mantle, and rolled it up, and struck the waters; and they were divided here and there, so that they both went over on dry ground.
[9] When they had gone over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you.” Elisha said, “Please let a double portion of your spirit be on me.”
[10] He said, “You have asked a hard thing. If you see me when I am taken from you, it will be so for you; but if not, it will not be so.”
[11] As they continued on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
[12] Elisha saw it, and he cried, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” He saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.
[13] He also took up Elijah’s mantle that fell from him, and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan.
[14] He took Elijah’s mantle that fell from him, and struck the waters, and said, “Where is Yahweh, the God of Elijah?” When he also had struck the waters, they were divided apart, and Elisha went over.
[15] When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho facing him saw him, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” They came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
[16] They said to him, “See now, there are with your servants fifty strong men. Please let them go and seek your master. Perhaps Yahweh’s Spirit has taken him up, and put him on some mountain or into some valley.” He said, “Don’t send them.”
[17] When they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, “Send them.” Therefore they sent fifty men; and they searched for three days, but didn’t find him.
[18] They came back to him while he stayed at Jericho; and he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you, ‘Don’t go’?”
[19] The men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold, please, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees; but the water is bad, and the land is barren.”
[20] He said, “Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it.” Then they brought it to him.
[21] He went out to the spring of the waters, and threw salt into it, and said, “Yahweh says, ‘I have healed these waters. There shall not be from there any more death or barren wasteland.’”
[22] So the waters were healed to this day, according to Elisha’s word which he spoke.
[23] He went up from there to Bethel. As he was going up by the way, some youths came out of the city and mocked him, and said to him, “Go up, you baldy! Go up, you baldy!”
[24] He looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in Yahweh’s name. Then two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of those youths.
[25] He went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.

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King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Kings 2 (KJVS)

[1] And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up () Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went () with Elisha from Gilgal.
[2] And 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.
[3] And 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. ()
[4] And 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.
[5] And 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. ()
[6] And 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. ()
[7] And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, () and stood () to view afar off: and they two stood () by Jordan.
[8] 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.
[9] And 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.
[10] 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.
[11] And 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.
[12] And 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.
[13] He took up () also the mantle of Elijah that fell () from him, and went back, () and stood () by the bank of Jordan;
[14] and 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. ()
[15] And 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.
[16] And 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. ()
[17] 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.
[18] And when they came again () to him, (for he tarried () at Jericho,) he said () unto them, Did I not say () unto you, Go () not?
[19] And 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. ()
[20] And he said, () Bring () me a new cruse, and put () salt therein. And they brought () it to him.
[21] And 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.
[22] So the waters were healed () unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake. ()
[23] 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 bald head; go up, () thou bald head.
[24] And 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.
[25] And he went () from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned () to Samaria.

2 Kings 2:7 Heb. in sight, or, over against
2 Kings 2:10 Heb. thou hast done hard in asking
2 Kings 2:13 Heb. lip
2 Kings 2:16a Heb. sons of strength
2 Kings 2:16b Heb. one of the mountains
2 Kings 2:19 Heb. causing to miscarry

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Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Kings 2 (BYZ)

[1] και εγενετο εν τω αναγειν κυριον τον ηλιου εν συσσεισμω ως εις τον ουρανον και επορευθη ηλιου και ελισαιε εκ γαλγαλων
[2] και ειπεν ηλιου προς ελισαιε καθου δη ενταυθα οτι κυριος απεσταλκεν με εως βαιθηλ και ειπεν ελισαιε ζη κυριος και ζη η ψυχη σου ει καταλειψω σε και ηλθον εις βαιθηλ
[3] και ηλθον οι υιοι των προφητων οι εν βαιθηλ προς ελισαιε και ειπον προς αυτον ει εγνως οτι κυριος σημερον λαμβανει τον κυριον σου επανωθεν της κεφαλης σου και ειπεν καγω εγνωκα σιωπατε
[4] και ειπεν ηλιου προς ελισαιε καθου δη ενταυθα οτι κυριος απεσταλκεν με εις ιεριχω και ειπεν ελισαιε ζη κυριος και ζη η ψυχη σου ει εγκαταλειψω σε και ηλθον εις ιεριχω
[5] και ηγγισαν οι υιοι των προφητων οι εν ιεριχω προς ελισαιε και ειπαν προς αυτον ει εγνως οτι σημερον λαμβανει κυριος τον κυριον σου επανωθεν της κεφαλης σου και ειπεν και γε εγω εγνων σιωπατε
[6] και ειπεν αυτω ηλιου καθου δη ωδε οτι κυριος απεσταλκεν με εως του ιορδανου και ειπεν ελισαιε ζη κυριος και ζη η ψυχη σου ει εγκαταλειψω σε και επορευθησαν αμφοτεροι
[7] και πεντηκοντα ανδρες υιοι των προφητων και εστησαν εξ εναντιας μακροθεν και αμφοτεροι εστησαν επι του ιορδανου
[8] και ελαβεν ηλιου την μηλωτην αυτου και ειλησεν και επαταξεν το υδωρ και διηρεθη το υδωρ ενθα και ενθα και διεβησαν αμφοτεροι εν ερημω
[9] και εγενετο εν τω διαβηναι αυτους και ηλιου ειπεν προς ελισαιε αιτησαι τι ποιησω σοι πριν η αναλημφθηναι με απο σου και ειπεν ελισαιε γενηθητω δη διπλα εν πνευματι σου επ εμε
[10] και ειπεν ηλιου εσκληρυνας του αιτησασθαι εαν ιδης με αναλαμβανομενον απο σου και εσται σοι ουτως και εαν μη ου μη γενηται
[11] και εγενετο αυτων πορευομενων επορευοντο και ελαλουν και ιδου αρμα πυρος και ιπποι πυρος και διεστειλαν ανα μεσον αμφοτερων και ανελημφθη ηλιου εν συσσεισμω ως εις τον ουρανον
[12] και ελισαιε εωρα και εβοα πατερ πατερ αρμα ισραηλ και ιππευς αυτου και ουκ ειδεν αυτον ετι και επελαβετο των ιματιων αυτου και διερρηξεν αυτα εις δυο ρηγματα
[13] και υψωσεν την μηλωτην ηλιου η επεσεν επανωθεν ελισαιε και επεστρεψεν ελισαιε και εστη επι του χειλους του ιορδανου
[14] και ελαβεν την μηλωτην ηλιου η επεσεν επανωθεν αυτου και επαταξεν το υδωρ και ου διεστη και ειπεν που ο θεος ηλιου αφφω και επαταξεν τα υδατα και διερραγησαν ενθα και ενθα και διεβη ελισαιε
[15] και ειδον αυτον οι υιοι των προφητων οι εν ιεριχω εξ εναντιας και ειπον επαναπεπαυται το πνευμα ηλιου επι ελισαιε και ηλθον εις συναντην αυτου και προσεκυνησαν αυτω επι την γην
[16] και ειπον προς αυτον ιδου δη μετα των παιδων σου πεντηκοντα ανδρες υιοι δυναμεως πορευθεντες δη ζητησατωσαν τον κυριον σου μηποτε ηρεν αυτον πνευμα κυριου και ερριψεν αυτον εν τω ιορδανη η εφ εν των ορεων η εφ ενα των βουνων και ειπεν ελισαιε ουκ αποστελειτε
[17] και παρεβιασαντο αυτον εως οτου ησχυνετο και ειπεν αποστειλατε και απεστειλαν πεντηκοντα ανδρας και εζητησαν τρεις ημερας και ουχ ευρον αυτον
[18] και ανεστρεψαν προς αυτον και αυτος εκαθητο εν ιεριχω και ειπεν ελισαιε ουκ ειπον προς υμας μη πορευθητε
[19] και ειπον οι ανδρες της πολεως προς ελισαιε ιδου η κατοικησις της πολεως αγαθη καθως ο κυριος βλεπει και τα υδατα πονηρα και η γη ατεκνουμενη
[20] και ειπεν ελισαιε λαβετε μοι υδρισκην καινην και θετε εκει αλα και ελαβον προς αυτον
[21] και εξηλθεν ελισαιε εις την διεξοδον των υδατων και ερριψεν εκει αλα και ειπεν ταδε λεγει κυριος ιαμαι τα υδατα ταυτα ουκ εσται ετι εκειθεν θανατος και ατεκνουμενη
[22] και ιαθησαν τα υδατα εως της ημερας ταυτης κατα το ρημα ελισαιε ο ελαλησεν
[23] και ανεβη εκειθεν εις βαιθηλ και αναβαινοντος αυτου εν τη οδω και παιδαρια μικρα εξηλθον εκ της πολεως και κατεπαιζον αυτου και ειπον αυτω αναβαινε φαλακρε αναβαινε
[24] και εξενευσεν οπισω αυτων και ειδεν αυτα και κατηρασατο αυτοις εν ονοματι κυριου και ιδου εξηλθον δυο αρκοι εκ του δρυμου και ανερρηξαν εξ αυτων τεσσαρακοντα και δυο παιδας
[25] και επορευθη εκειθεν εις το ορος το καρμηλιον και εκειθεν επεστρεψεν εις σαμαρειαν

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