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CHAP. II.
1 Elijah, taking his leaue of Elisha, with his mantle diuideth Iordan, 9 and granting Elisha his request, is taken vp by a fierie charet into heauen. 12 Elisha, diuiding Iordan with Elijahs mantle, is acknowledged his successor. 16 The young prophets, hardly obtaining leaue to seeke Elijah, could not finde him. 19 Elisha with salt, healeth the vnwholesome waters. 23 Beares destroy the children that mocked Elisha.
7 And fiftie men of the sonnes of the Prophets went, and stood to view afarre off: and they two stood by Iordan.7
10 And hee said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: neuerthelesse, if thou see me, when I am taken from thee, it shall be so vnto thee: but if not, it shall not be so.10
11 And it came to passe as they still went on and talked, that beholde, there appeared a charet of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder, and Elijah went vp by a whirlewind into heauen.11
12 ¶ And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the charet of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he tooke hold of his owne cloathes, and rent them in two pieces.12
13 He tooke vp also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the banke of Iordan.13
15 And when the sonnes of the Prophets which were to view at Iericho, saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha: And they came to meet him, and bowed themselues to the ground before him.15
16 ¶ And they said vnto him, Behold now, there bee with thy seruants fiftie strong men, let them goe, we pray thee, and seeke thy master: lest peraduenture the Spirit of the Lord hath taken him vp, and cast him vpon some mountaine, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.16
19 ¶ And the men of the city said vnto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is nought, and the ground barren.19
20 And hee said, Bring mee a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
22 So the waters were healed vnto this day, according to the saying of Elisha, which he spake.
25 And hee went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
2 Kings Chapter 2 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):
7 Hebr. in sight, or ouer against.
10 Hebr. thou hast done hard in asking.
11 Ecclus.48 9. 1. mac.2. 58.
12 Chap.13. 14.
13 Hebr. lip.
15 Verse 7.
16 Hebr. sonnes of strength. , Hebr. one of the mountaines.
19 Hebr. causing to miscary.
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