2 Kings 2

Elijah, about to be taken up to heaven, goes in company with Elisha from Gilgal to Beth-el, 2 Kings 2:1 , 2 Kings 2:2 . Thence to Jericho, 2 Kings 2:3-5 . And thence to Jordan, 2 Kings 2:6 , 2 Kings 2:7 . Elijah smites the waters with his mantle; they divide, and he and Elisha pass over on dry ground, 2 Kings 2:8 . Elijah desires Elisha to ask what he should do for him; who requests a double portion of his spirit, which is promised on a certain condition, 2 Kings 2:9 , 2 Kings 2:10 . A chariot and horses of fire descend; and Elijah mounts, and ascends by a whirlwind to heaven, 2 Kings 2:11 . Elisha gets his mantle, comes back to Jordan, smites the waters with it, and they divide, and he goes over, 2 Kings 2:12-14 . The sons of the prophets see that the spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha, 2 Kings 2:15 . They propose to send fifty men to seek Elijah, supposing the Spirit of the Lord might have cast him on some mountain or valley; after three days' search, they return not having found him, 2 Kings 2:16-18 . The people of Jericho apply to Elisha to heal their unwholesome water, 2 Kings 2:19 . He casts salt into the spring in the name of Jehovah, and the water becomes wholesome, 2 Kings 2:20-22 . Forty-two young persons of Bethel, mocking him, are slain by two she-bears, 2 Kings 2:23 , 2 Kings 2:24 . He goes to Carmel, and returns to Samaria, 2 Kings 2:25 .