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1 Just before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a windstorm, Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal. 2 Elijah told Elisha, |Stay here, for the LORD has sent me to Bethel.| But Elisha said, |As certainly as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you.| So they went down to Bethel. 3 Some members of the prophetic guild in Bethel came out to Elisha and said, |Do you know that today the LORD is going to take your master from you?| He answered, |Yes, I know. Be quiet.| 4 Elijah said to him, |Elisha, stay here, for the LORD has sent me to Jericho.| But he replied, |As certainly as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you.| So they went to Jericho. 5 Some members of the prophetic guild in Jericho approached Elisha and said, |Do you know that today the LORD is going to take your master from you?| He answered, |Yes, I know. Be quiet.| 6 Elijah said to him, |Stay here, for the LORD has sent me to the Jordan.| But he replied, |As certainly as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you.| So they traveled on together. 7 The fifty members of the prophetic guild went and stood opposite them at a distance, while Elijah and Elisha stood by the Jordan. 8 Elijah took his cloak, folded it up, and hit the water with it. The water divided, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground. 2 Kings 2:1-8, New English Translation. Copyright © 1996-2017 by Biblical Studies Press.
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