Webster [1833], THE HOLY BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, IN THE COMMON VERSION. WITH AMENDMENTS OF THE LANGUAGE, BY NOAH WEBSTER, LL. D. (PUBLISHED BY DURRIE & PECK., NEW HAVEN) [word count] [B19000].
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CHAP. II.
1 Elijah, taking leave of Elisha, with his mantle
divideth Jordan, 9 and granting Elisha
his request, is taken up by a fiery chariot into
heaven. 12 Elisha dividing Jordan with
Elijah's mantle, is acknowledged his successor.
16 The young prophets, hardly obtaining
leave to seek Elijah, could not find
him. 19 Elisha with salt healeth the unwholesome
waters. 23 Bears destroy the
children that mocked Elisha.
1 And came to pass, when the Lord
would take up Elijah into heaven
by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with
Elisha from Gilgal.
2 And Elijah said to Elisha, Tarry
here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent
me to Beth-el. And Elisha said, As the
Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will
not leave thee. So they went down to
Beth-el.
3 And the sons of the prophets that
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were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and
said to him, Knowest thou that the Lord
will take away thy master from thy head
to day? And he said, Yes, I know it;
hold ye your peace.
4 And Elijah said to 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.
5 And the sons of the prophets that
were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said
to him, Knowest thou that the Lord will
take away thy master from thy head today?
And he answered, Yes, I know it;
hold ye your peace.
6 And Elijah said to him, Tarry here,
I pray thee; 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.
7 And fifty men of the sons of the
prophets went, and stood note to view afar
off: and they two stood by Jordan.
8 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.
9 ¶2; And it came to pass, when they had
gone over, that Elijah said to Elisha,
Ask what I shall do for thee, before I am
taken away from thee. And Elisha said,
I pray thee, let a double portion of thy
spirit be upon me.
10 And he said, note Thou hast asked a
hard thing: nevertheless, if thou shalt see
me when I am taken from thee, it shall
be so to thee; but if not, it shall not be so.
11 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.
12 ¶2; And Elisha saw it, and he cried,
note My father, my father, the chariot of Israel,
and the horsemen thereof. And he
saw him no more: and he took hold of
his own clothes, and rent them in two
pieces.
13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah
that fell from him, and went back,
and stood by the note bank of Jordan;
14 And he took the mantle of Elijah
that fell from him, and smote the waters,
and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah?
And when he also had smitten the
waters, they parted hither and thither:
and Elisha went over.
15 And when the sons of the prophets
who were note to view at Jericho, saw him,
they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest
on Elisha. And they came to meet him,
and bowed themselves to the ground before
him.
16 And they said to him, Behold now,
there are with thy servants fifty note strong
men; let them go, we pray thee, and
seek thy master: lest perhaps the Spirit
of the Lord hath taken him up, and cast
him upon note some mountain, or into some
valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.
17 And when they urged him till he
was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent
therefore fifty men; and they sought
three days, but found him not.
18 And when they came again to him,
(for he tarried at Jericho,) he said to
them, Did I not say to you, Go not?
19 ¶2; And the men of the city said to
Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation
of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth:
but the water is bad, and the ground
note barren.
20 And he said, Bring me a new
cruse, and put salt therein. And they
brought it to him.
21 And he went forth to the spring of
the waters, and cast the salt in there, and
said, Thus saith the Lord, I have healed
these waters; there shall not be from
thence any more death or barren land.
22 So the waters were healed to this
day, according to the saying of Elisha
which he spoke.
23 ¶2; And he went up from thence to
Bethel: and as he was going up by the
way, there came forth little children out
of the city, and mocked him, and said to
him, Go up, thou bald-head; go up, thou
bald-head.
24 And he turned back, and looked on
them, and cursed them in the name of the
Lord. And there came forth two she
bears out of the wood, and tore forty and
two children of them.
25 And he went from thence to mount
Carmel, and from thence he returned to
Samaria.
Webster [1833], THE HOLY BIBLE, CONTAINING THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, IN THE COMMON VERSION. WITH AMENDMENTS OF THE LANGUAGE, BY NOAH WEBSTER, LL. D. (PUBLISHED BY DURRIE & PECK., NEW HAVEN) [word count] [B19000].
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