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 to Elisha , Tarry here, I pray you; for the LORD has sent me to Bethel . And Elisha said [unto him, As] the LORD lives , and [as] your soul lives , I will not leave you. So they went down to Bethel  3 And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Bethel came forward to Elisha , and said to him, [Do] you know that the LORD will take away your master from your head to day ? And he said , Yes, I know [it]; hold you your peace  4 And Elijah said to him, Elisha , tarry here, I pray you; for the LORD has sent me to Jericho . And he said , [As] the LORD lives , and [as] your soul lives , I will not leave you. So they came to Jericho  5 And the sons of the prophets that [were] at Jericho came to Elisha , and said to him, know you that the LORD will take away your master from your head to day ? And he answered , Yes, I know [it]; hold you your peace  6 And Elijah said to him, Tarry , I pray you, here; for the LORD has sent me to Jordan . And he said , [As] the LORD lives , and [as] your soul lives , I will not leave you. 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 here and there, so that they two went over on dry  9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over , that Elijah said to Elisha , Ask what I will do for you, before I be taken away from you. And Elisha said , I pray you, let a double portion of your spirit  10 And he said , you have asked a hard thing : [nevertheless], if you see me [when I am] taken  11 And it came to pass, as they still went on , and talked , that, see, [there appeared] a chariot of fire , and horses of fire , and parted them both apart ; 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 of it. 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 here and there: 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 does rest on Elisha . And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground  16 And they said to him, See now, there be with your servants fifty strong men  ; let them go , we pray you, and seek your master : in case peradventure the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up , and cast him on some mountain , or into some valley . And he said , you will 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  18 And when they came again to him, (for he stayed at Jericho ,) he said to them, Did I not say to you, Go  19 And the men of the city said to Elisha , See, I pray you, the situation of this city [is] pleasant , as my lord sees : but the water [is] naught , and the ground barren  20 And he said , Bring me a new cruse , and put salt in it. And they brought  21 And he went forward to the spring of the waters , and cast the salt in there, and said , So says the LORD , I have healed these waters ; there will not be from there any more death or barren  22 So the waters were healed to this day , according to the saying of Elisha which he spoke  23 And he went up from there to Bethel : and as he was going up by the way , there came forward little children out of the city , and mocked him, and said to him, Go up , you bald head ; go up , you bald head  24 And he turned back , and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD . And there came forward two she bears out of the wood , and tare forty and two children  25 And he went from there to mount Carmel , and from there he returned to Samaria