2 Kings 2:8-14 ▼

8 And Elijah (my God is YHWH) took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

9 After they had crossed over, Elijah (my God is YHWH) said to Elisha (God is salvation), “Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken away from you?” “Please, let me inherit a double portion of your spirit {ruach},” Elisha replied.

10 “You have requested a difficult thing,” said Elijah. “Nevertheless, if you see me as I am taken from you, it will be yours. But if not, then it will not be so.”

11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah (my God is YHWH) went up into heaven in a whirlwind.

12 As Elisha (God is salvation) watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel (he wrestles with God)!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.

13 Elisha also picked up the cloak that had fallen from Elijah (my God is YHWH), and he went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan (flowing down).

14 Then he took the cloak of Elijah (my God is YHWH) that had fallen from him and struck the waters. “Where now is the LORD, the God {YHWH Elohe} of Elijah?” he asked. And when he had struck the waters, they parted to the right and to the left, and Elisha (God is salvation) crossed over.