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1 When the LORD was going to take Elijah to heaven in a windstorm, Elijah and Elisha left Gilgal. 2 Elijah said to Elisha, |Please stay here because the LORD is sending me to Bethel.| Elisha answered, |I solemnly swear, as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not abandon you.| So they went to Bethel. 3 Some of the disciples of the prophets at Bethel came to Elisha. They asked him, |Do you know that the LORD is going to take your master from you today?| He answered, |Yes, I know. Be quiet.| 4 Elijah said, |Elisha, please stay here because the LORD is sending me to Jericho.| Elisha answered, |I solemnly swear, as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not abandon you.| So they went to Jericho. 5 Then some of the disciples of the prophets who were in Jericho approached Elisha. They asked, |Do you know that the LORD is going to take your master from you today?| He answered, |Yes, I know. Be quiet.| 6 Elijah said to Elisha, |Please stay here because the LORD is sending me to the Jordan River.| Elisha answered, |I solemnly swear, as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not abandon you.| 7 Fifty disciples of the prophets stood at a distance as Elijah and Elisha stood by the Jordan River. 8 Elijah took his coat, rolled it up, and struck the water with it. The water divided to their left and their right, and the two men crossed [the river] on dry ground. 2 Kings 2:1-8, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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