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12 When Elisha saw this, he shouted, ‘My father! My father![a] You are riding in Israel's chariot! Israel's men are riding on the horses!’

After that, Elisha could not see Elijah again. He took hold of his own clothes and he tore them into pieces because he was very upset.

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  1. 2:12 Elisha calls Elijah his father because he was his master and his teacher as a prophet. Like a firstborn son, he wanted to receive twice as much of Elijah's spirit.