Elijah Taken to Heaven

2 Now it happened when Yahweh was about to ^(A)take up Elijah by a ^[a]whirlwind to heaven, that Elijah went with ^(B)Elisha from ^(C)Gilgal. ² And Elijah said to Elisha, “^(D)Stay here please, for Yahweh has sent me as far as ^(E)Bethel.” But Elisha said, “^(F)As Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you.” So they went down to Bethel. ³ Then ^(G)the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, “Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from over ^[b]you today?” And he said, “Yes, I know; be silent.”

⁴ And Elijah said to him, “Elisha, please ^(H)stay here, for Yahweh has sent me to ^(I)Jericho.” But he said, “^(J)As Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you.” So they came to Jericho. ^5 (K)Then the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho approached Elisha and said to him, “^(L)Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from over ^[c]you today?” And he ^[d]answered, “Yes, I know; be silent.” ⁶ Then Elijah said to him, “Please ^(M)stay here, for Yahweh has sent me to ^(N)the Jordan.” And he said, “As Yahweh lives and as your soul lives, I will not forsake you.” So the two of them went on.

⁷ Now ^(O)fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite them at a distance, but the two of them stood by the Jordan. ⁸ And Elijah ^(P)took his mantle and folded it together and ^(Q)struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

⁹ Now it happened when they crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “Please, let a ^(R)double portion of your spirit be upon me.” ¹⁰ And he said, “You have asked a hard thing. Nevertheless, if you ^(S)see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.” ¹¹ As they were going along and talking, behold, there appeared ^(T)a chariot of fire and horses of fire, and it separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a ^[e]whirlwind to heaven. ¹² And Elisha was seeing this and he was crying out, “^(U)My father, my father, the ^[f]chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” And he saw ^[g]Elijah no more. Then ^(V)he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces. ¹³ He also took up the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and returned and stood by the bank of the Jordan. ¹⁴ And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him and struck the waters and said, “Where is Yahweh, the God of Elijah?” Indeed, he himself also ^(W)struck the waters, and they were divided here and there! And Elisha crossed over.