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And he said unto her, Because I spake unto
Naboth the Jezreelite,
and said unto him, Give me thy
vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another
vineyard for it:
and he answered, I will not give thee my
vineyard.
Ahab answered, “Because I spoke to
Naboth the Jezreelite
and told him, ‘Give me your
vineyard for silver, or if you wish, I will give you another
vineyard in its place.’
And he replied, ‘I will not give you my
vineyard!’”
And Jezebel his wife said unto him,
Dost thou now
govern the kingdom of Israel? arise,
and eat bread,
and let thine heart be
merry: I will give thee the
vineyard of
Naboth the Jezreelite.
But his wife
Jezebel said to him, “Do you not reign over Israel? Get up, eat some food,
and be
cheerful, for I will get you the
vineyard of
Naboth the Jezreelite.”
So she wrote letters in
Ahab’s name,
and sealed them with his seal,
and sent the letters unto the elders
and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with
Naboth.
Then
Jezebel wrote letters in
Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal,
and sent them to the elders
and nobles who lived with
Naboth in his city.
And she wrote in the letters, saying,
Proclaim a fast,
and set
Naboth on high among the people:
In the letters she wrote: “
Proclaim a fast
and give
Naboth a seat of honor among the people.
And set two men, sons of
Belial, before him, to bear witness against him, saying, Thou
didst blaspheme God
and the king.
And then carry him out,
and stone him, that he may die.
But seat two scoundrels opposite him
and have them
testify, ‘You have
cursed both God
and the king!’ Then take him out
and stone him to death.”
And the men of his city, even the elders
and the nobles who were the inhabitants in his city, did as
Jezebel had sent unto them,
and as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.
So the elders
and nobles who lived in
Naboth’s city did as
Jezebel had
instructed in the letters she had written to them.
They proclaimed a fast,
and set
Naboth on high among the people.
They proclaimed a fast
and gave
Naboth a seat of honor among the people.
And there came in two men, children of
Belial,
and sat before him:
and the men of
Belial witnessed against him, even against
Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying,
Naboth did
blaspheme God
and the king. Then they carried him forth out of the city,
and stoned him with stones, that he died.
And the two scoundrels came in
and sat opposite
Naboth,
and these men
testified against him before the people, saying, “
Naboth has
cursed both God
and the king!” So they took him outside the city
and stoned him to death.
Then they sent to
Jezebel, saying,
Naboth is stoned,
and is dead.
Then they sent word to
Jezebel: “
Naboth has been stoned to death.”
And it came to pass, when
Jezebel heard that
Naboth was stoned,
and was dead, that
Jezebel said to
Ahab, Arise, take possession of the
vineyard of
Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money: for
Naboth is not alive, but dead.
When
Jezebel heard that
Naboth had been stoned to death, she said to
Ahab, “Get up
and take possession of the
vineyard of
Naboth the Jezreelite, who refused to give it to you for silver. For
Naboth is no longer alive, but dead.”
And it came to pass, when
Ahab heard that
Naboth was dead, that
Ahab rose up to go down to the
vineyard of
Naboth the Jezreelite, to take possession of it.
And when
Ahab heard that
Naboth was dead, he got up
and went down to take possession of the
vineyard of
Naboth the Jezreelite.
And the word of the LORD came to
Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to
Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Arise, go down to meet
Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the
vineyard of
Naboth,
whither he is gone down to possess it.
“Get up
and go down to meet
Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria. See, he is in the
vineyard of
Naboth, of which he has gone to take possession.
And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed,
and also taken possession?
And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs
licked the blood of
Naboth shall dogs
lick thy blood, even thine.
Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man
and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs
licked up the blood of
Naboth, there also the dogs will
lick up your blood—
yes, yours!’”
And Ahab said to
Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy?
And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold
thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.
When
Elijah arrived,
Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold
yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.
Behold, I will bring evil upon thee,
and will take away thy
posterity,
and will cut off from
Ahab him that pisseth against the wall,
and him that is shut up
and left in Israel,
This is what the LORD says: ‘I will bring
calamity on you
and consume your descendants; I will cut off from
Ahab every male in Israel, both slave
and free.
I will make your house like that of
Jeroboam son of Nebat
and like that of
Baasha son of
Ahijah, because you have
provoked My anger
and caused Israel to sin.’
Him that dieth of
Ahab in the city the dogs shall eat;
and him that dieth in the field shall the fowls of the air eat.
Anyone belonging to
Ahab who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs,
and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.”
And he did very
abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the
Amorites, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
He committed the most
detestable acts by going after idols, just like the
Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)
And it came to pass, when
Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes,
and put
sackcloth upon his flesh,
and fasted,
and lay in
sackcloth,
and went softly.
And the word of the LORD came to
Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
Then the word of the LORD came to
Elijah the Tishbite, saying:
And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.
Then three years passed without war between
Aram and Israel.
And it came to pass in the third year, that
Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
However, in the third year,
Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel,
And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that
Ramoth in
Gilead is ours,
and we be still,
and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?
who said to his servants, “Do you not know that
Ramoth-
gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of
Aram?”
And he said unto
Jehoshaphat,
Wilt thou go with me to battle to
Ramoth-
gilead?
And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.
So he asked
Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against
Ramoth-
gilead?”
Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am like you, my people are your people,
and my horses are your horses.”
And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel,
Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.
But
Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.”
Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men,
and said unto them, Shall I go against
Ramoth-
gilead to battle, or shall I
forbear?
And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
So the king of Israel assembled the prophets, about four hundred men,
and asked them, “Should I go to war against
Ramoth-
gilead, or should I
refrain?” “Go up,” they replied, “
and the Lord will deliver it into the hand of the king.”
And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might
enquire of him?
But
Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here of whom we can inquire?”
And the king of Israel said unto
Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may
enquire of the LORD: but I
hate him; for he
doth not
prophesy good concerning me, but evil.
And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so.
The king of Israel answered, “There is still one man who can ask the LORD, but I
hate him because he never prophesies anything good for me, but only bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.” “The king should not say that!”
Jehoshaphat replied.
Then the king of Israel called an officer,
and said,
Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah.
So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said, “Bring Micaiah son of Imlah at once.”
And the king of Israel
and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria;
and all the prophets
prophesied before them.
Dressed in royal
attire, the king of Israel
and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the
threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets
prophesying before them.
And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron:
and he said, Thus saith the LORD, With these shalt thou
push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them.
Now
Zedekiah son of Chenaanah had made for himself iron horns
and declared, “This is what the LORD says: ‘With these you shall
gore the Arameans until they are finished off.’”
And the
messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them,
and speak that which is good.
Then the
messenger who had gone to call Micaiah
instructed him, “Behold now, with one
accord the words of the prophets are favorable to the king. So please let your words be like theirs,
and speak
favorably.”
And Micaiah said, As the LORD liveth, what the LORD saith unto me, that will I speak.
But Micaiah said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I will speak whatever the LORD tells me.”
So he came to the king.
And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against
Ramoth-
gilead to battle, or shall we
forbear?
And he answered him, Go,
and prosper: for the LORD shall deliver it into the hand of the king.
When Micaiah arrived, the king asked him, “Micaiah, should we go to war against
Ramoth-
gilead, or should we
refrain?” “Go up
and triumph,” Micaiah replied, “for the LORD will give it into the hand of the king.”
And the king said unto him, How many times shall I
adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?
But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you
swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of the LORD?”
And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a
shepherd:
and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.
So Micaiah declared: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a
shepherd.
And the LORD said, ‘These people have no master; let each one return home in peace.’”
And the king of Israel said unto
Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would
prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?
Then the king of Israel said to
Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you that he never prophesies good for me, but only bad?”
And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left.
Micaiah continued, “Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne, and all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left.
And the LORD said, Who shall
persuade Ahab, that he may go up
and fall at
Ramoth-
gilead?
And one said on this manner,
and another said on that manner.
And the LORD said, ‘Who will
entice Ahab to march up
and fall at
Ramoth-
gilead?’
And one suggested this,
and another that.
And there came forth a spirit,
and stood before the LORD,
and said, I will
persuade him.
Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD,
and said, ‘I will
entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.
And the LORD said unto him,
Wherewith?
And he said, I will go forth,
and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.
And he said, Thou shalt
persuade him,
and prevail also: go forth,
and do so.
And he replied, ‘I will go out
and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely
entice him
and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go
and do it.’
Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.
So you see, the LORD has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours,
and the LORD has pronounced
disaster against you.”
But
Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near,
and smote Micaiah on the
cheek,
and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
Then
Zedekiah son of Chenaanah went up, struck Micaiah in the face,
and demanded, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD go when He departed from me to speak with you?”
And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide
thyself.
Micaiah replied, “You will soon see, on that day when you go and hide in an inner room.”
And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah,
and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city,
and to
Joash the king’s son;
And the king of Israel declared, “Take Micaiah
and return him to Amon the governor of the city
and to
Joash the king’s son,
And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison,
and feed him with bread of
affliction and with water of
affliction, until I come in peace.
and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”
And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the LORD hath not spoken by me.
And he said,
Hearken, O people, every one of you.
But Micaiah replied, “If you ever return safely, the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added, “Take
heed, all you people!”
And the king of Israel said unto
Jehoshaphat, I will
disguise myself,
and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes.
And the king of Israel
disguised himself,
and went into the battle.
And the king of Israel said to
Jehoshaphat, “I will
disguise myself
and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel
disguised himself
and went into battle.
But the king of Syria commanded his thirty
and two captains that had rule over his
chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.
Now the king of
Aram had ordered his thirty-two
chariot commanders, “Do not fight with
anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”
And it came to pass, when the captains of the
chariots saw
Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel.
And they turned aside to fight against him:
and Jehoshaphat cried out.
And it came to pass, when the captains of the
chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.
And when the
chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
And a certain man drew a bow at a
venture,
and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the
harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his
chariot, Turn thine hand,
and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded.
However, a certain man drew his bow without taking special aim,
and he struck the king of Israel between the joints of his
armor. So the king said to his
charioteer, “Turn around
and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!”
And the battle increased that day:
and the king was stayed up in his
chariot against the Syrians,
and died at even:
and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the
chariot.
The battle
raged throughout that day,
and the king was
propped up in his
chariot facing the Arameans.
And the blood from his wound ran out
onto the floor of the
chariot,
and that evening he died.
And there went a
proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city,
and every man to his own country.
As the sun was setting, the cry
rang out in the army: “Every man to his own city,
and every man to his own land!”
So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
So the king died and was brought to Samaria, where they buried him.
And one washed the
chariot in the
pool of Samaria;
and the dogs
licked up his blood;
and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake.
And the
chariot was washed at the
pool of Samaria where the prostitutes bathed,
and the dogs
licked up
Ahab’s blood, according to the word that the LORD had spoken.
Now the rest of the acts of
Ahab,
and all that he did,
and the ivory house which he made,
and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
As for the rest of the acts of
Ahab, along with all his accomplishments
and the ivory palace
and all the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
And Ahab rested with his fathers,
and his son
Ahaziah reigned in his place.
And Jehoshaphat the son of
Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of
Ahab king of Israel.
In the fourth year of
Ahab’s reign over Israel,
Jehoshaphat son of
Asa became king of Judah.
Jehoshaphat was thirty
and five years old when he began to reign;
and he reigned twenty
and five years in Jerusalem.
And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king,
and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
And he walked in all the ways of
Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered
and burnt incense yet in the high places.
And Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father
Asa; he did not turn away from them, but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed; the people still sacrificed
and burned incense on the high places.
Now the rest of the acts of
Jehoshaphat,
and his might that he shewed,
and how he
warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
As for the rest of the acts of
Jehoshaphat, along with the might he exercised
and how he
waged war, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
And the
remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father
Asa, he took out of the land.
He banished from the land the male
shrine prostitutes who remained from the days of his father
Asa.
There was then no king in
Edom: a deputy was king.
And there was no king in
Edom; a deputy served as king.
And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers,
and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father:
and Jehoram his son reigned in his
stead.
And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers
and was buried with them in the city of his father David.
And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD,
and walked in the way of his father,
and in the way of his mother,
and in the way of
Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin:
And he did evil in the sight of the LORD
and walked in the ways of his father
and mother
and of
Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.
For he served
Baal,
and worshipped him,
and provoked to anger the LORD God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.
Ahaziah served
and worshiped
Baal,
provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.
And Ahaziah fell down through a
lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria,
and was sick:
and he sent messengers,
and said unto them, Go,
enquire of
Baal-
zebub the god of
Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
Now
Ahaziah had fallen through the
lattice of his upper room in Samaria
and injured himself. So he sent messengers
and instructed them: “Go inquire of
Baal-
zebub, the god of
Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”
But the angel of the LORD said to
Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria,
and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to
enquire of
Baal-
zebub the god of
Ekron?
But the angel of the LORD said to
Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria
and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of
Baal-
zebub, the god of
Ekron?’
Now therefore thus saith the LORD, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
And Elijah departed.
Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” So
Elijah departed.
And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?
When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, “Why have you returned?”
And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us,
and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you,
and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to
enquire of
Baal-
zebub the god of
Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
They replied, “A man came up to meet us
and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you
and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of
Baal-
zebub, the god of
Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’”
And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words?
The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?”
And they answered him, He was an
hairy man,
and girt with a
girdle of leather about his loins.
And he said, It is
Elijah the Tishbite.
“He was a
hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his
waist.” “It was
Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.
Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.
Then King
Ahaziah sent to
Elijah a captain with his company of fifty men. So the captain went up to
Elijah, who was sitting on top of a hill,
and said to him, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down!’”
And Elijah answered
and said to the captain of fifty, If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven,
and consume thee
and thy fifty.
And there came down fire from heaven,
and consumed him
and his fifty.
Elijah answered the captain, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven
and consume you
and your fifty men.”
And fire came down from heaven
and consumed the captain
and his fifty men.
Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifty with his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.
So the king sent to
Elijah another captain with his fifty men.
And the captain said to
Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’”
And Elijah answered
and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven,
and consume thee
and thy fifty.
And the fire of God came down from heaven,
and consumed him
and his fifty.
Again
Elijah replied, “If I am a man of God, may fire come down from heaven
and consume you
and your fifty men.”
And the fire of God came down from heaven
and consumed the captain
and his fifty men.
And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty.
And the third captain of fifty went up,
and came
and fell on his knees before
Elijah,
and besought him,
and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life,
and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
So the king sent a third captain with his fifty men.
And the third captain went up, fell on his knees before
Elijah,
and begged him, “Man of God, may my life
and the lives of these fifty servants please be precious in your sight.
Behold, there came fire down from heaven,
and burnt up the two captains of the former
fifties with their
fifties: therefore let my life now be precious in thy sight.
Behold, fire has come down from heaven and consumed the first two captains of fifty, with all their men. But now may my life be precious in your sight.”
And the angel of the LORD said unto
Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him.
And he arose,
and went down with him unto the king.
Then the angel of the LORD said to
Elijah, “Go down with him. Do not be afraid of him.” So
Elijah got up
and went down with him to the king.
And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD,
Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to
enquire of
Baal-
zebub the god of
Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to
enquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
And Elijah said to King
Ahaziah, “This is what the LORD says: Is there really no God in Israel for you to inquire of His word? Is that why you have sent messengers to inquire of
Baal-
zebub, the god of
Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.”
So he died according to the word of the LORD which
Elijah had spoken.
And Jehoram reigned in his
stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of
Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
So
Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD that
Elijah had spoken.
And since he had no son, Jehoram succeeded him in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of
Jehoshaphat over Judah.
And Elijah said unto
Elisha,
Tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to
Bethel.
And Elisha said unto him, As the LORD liveth,
and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to
Bethel.
and Elijah said to
Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to
Bethel.” But
Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives
and as you
yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to
Bethel.
And the sons of the prophets that were at
Bethel came forth to
Elisha,
and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day?
And he said,
Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
Then the sons of the prophets at
Bethel came out to
Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you
today?” “
Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
And Elijah said unto him,
Elisha,
tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to
Jericho.
And he said, As the LORD liveth,
and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to
Jericho.
And Elijah said to
Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to
Jericho.” But
Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives
and as you
yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went to
Jericho.
And the sons of the prophets that were at
Jericho came to
Elisha,
and said unto him, Knowest thou that the LORD will take away thy master from thy head to day?
And he answered,
Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
Then the sons of the prophets at
Jericho came up to
Elisha and said, “Do you know that the LORD will take your master away from you
today?” “
Yes, I know,” he replied. “Do not speak of it.”
And Elijah said unto him,
Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan.
And he said, As the LORD liveth,
and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee.
And they two went on.
And Elijah said to
Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to the Jordan.” But
Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives
and as you
yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on.
And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went,
and stood to view
afar off:
and they two stood by Jordan.
Then a company of fifty of the sons of the prophets went
and stood at a distance, facing
Elijah and Elisha as the two of them stood by the Jordan.
And Elijah took his
mantle,
and wrapped it together,
and smote the waters,
and they were divided
hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
And Elijah 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.
And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that
Elijah said unto
Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee.
And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
After they had crossed over,
Elijah said to
Elisha, “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,”
Elisha replied.
And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.
“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.”
And it came to pass, as they still went on,
and talked, that, behold, there appeared a
chariot of fire,
and horses of fire,
and parted them both
asunder;
and Elijah went up by a
whirlwind into heaven.
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 went up into heaven in a
whirlwind.
