1And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elias, into heaven, by a whirlwind, that Elias and Eliseus were going from Galgal.

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Genesis 5:24, Genesis 5:24, Hebrews 11:5, Hebrews 11:5, 1 Kings 19:16

2And Elias said to Eliseus: Stay thou here, because the Lord hath sent me as far as Bethel. And Eliseus said to him: As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And when they were come down to Bethel,

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2 Kings 2:6, 2 Kings 2:6, 2 Kings 4:30, Ruth 1:15, Ruth 1:18

3The sons of the prophets, that were at Bethel, came forth to Eliseus, and said to him: Dost thou know that, this day, the Lord will take away thy master from thee? And he answered: I also know it: hold your peace.

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2 Kings 4:1, 2 Kings 4:38, 2 Kings 4:1, 2 Kings 4:38, 2 Kings 9:1

4And Elias said to Eliseus: Stay here, because the Lord hath sent me to Jericho. And he said: As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And when they were come to Jericho,

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2 Kings 2:2, 2 Kings 2:2, Joshua 6:26, Joshua 6:26, 1 Kings 16:34

5The sons of the prophets, that were at Jericho, came to Eliseus, and said to him: Dost thou know that, this day, the Lord will take away thy master from thee? And he said: I also know it: hold your peace.

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2 Kings 2:3, 2 Kings 2:3, Genesis 48:19, Acts 1:11, Joshua 1:1

6And Elias said to him: Stay here, because the Lord hath sent me as far as the Jordan. And he said: as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on together.

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2 Kings 2:2, 2 Kings 2:2, Joshua 3:15, Joshua 3:15

7And fifty men, of the sons of the prophets, followed them, and stood in sight, at a distance: but they two stood by the Jordan.

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2 Kings 2:17, 1 Kings 18:13, 1 Kings 18:4, 2 Kings 2:17, 1 Kings 18:13

8And Elias took his mantle, and folded it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, and they both passed over on dry ground.

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Exodus 14:21, Exodus 14:22, 1 Kings 19:19, Exodus 14:21, Exodus 14:22

9And when they were gone over, Elias said to Eliseus: Ask what thou wilt have me to do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Eliseus said: I beseech thee, that in me may be thy double spirit.

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Numbers 11:17, Numbers 11:17, Deuteronomy 21:17, Deuteronomy 21:17, John 16:7

10And he answered: Thou hast asked a hard thing; nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, thou shalt have what thou hast asked: but if thou see me not, thou shalt not have it.

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2 Kings 2:12, John 16:24, Mark 11:22, Mark 11:24, 2 Kings 2:12

11And as they went on, walking and talking together, behold, a fiery chariot and fiery horses parted them both asunder: and Elias went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

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Psalms 104:3, Psalms 104:4, 2 Kings 6:17, Psalms 104:3, Psalms 104:4

12And Eliseus saw him, and cried: My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the driver thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own garments, and rent them in two pieces.

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2 Kings 13:14, 2 Kings 13:14, Job 1:20, Job 1:21, Mark 16:19

13And he took up the mantle of Elias, that fell from him: and going back, he stood on the bank of the Jordan;

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1 Kings 19:19, 1 Kings 9:26, 1 Kings 19:19, 1 Kings 9:26, 2 Kings 2:8

14And he struck the waters with the mantle of Elias, that had fallen from him, and they were not divided. And he said: Where is now the God of Elias? And he struck the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, and Eliseus passed over.

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John 14:12, John 14:12, Psalms 42:10, Psalms 42:10, Joshua 1:1

15And the sons of the prophets, at Jericho, who were over against him, seeing it, said: The spirit of Elias hath rested upon Eliseus. And coming to meet him, they worshipped him, falling to the ground.

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1 Peter 4:14, Acts 1:8, 1 Peter 4:14, Acts 1:8, 2 Corinthians 12:9

16And they said to him: Behold, there are with thy servants, fifty strong men, that can go, and seek thy master, lest, perhaps, the spirit of the Lord, hath taken him up and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said: Do not send.

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1 Kings 18:12, 1 Kings 18:12, Acts 8:39, Acts 8:39, Ezekiel 3:14

17But they pressed him, till he consented, and said: Send. And they sent fifty men: and they sought three days, but found him not.

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2 Kings 8:11, 2 Kings 8:11, Hebrews 11:5, 2 Samuel 18:22, 2 Samuel 18:23

18And they came back to him: for he abode at Jericho, and he said to them: Did I not say to you? Do not send.

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19And the men of the city, said to Eliseus . Behold the situation of this city is very good, as thou, my lord, seest: but the waters are very bad, and the ground barren.

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Deuteronomy 28:2, Deuteronomy 28:4, Deuteronomy 28:2, Deuteronomy 28:4, Exodus 23:26

20And he said: Bring me a new vessel, and put salt into it. And when they had brought it,

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Zephaniah 2:9, Judges 9:45, Zephaniah 2:9, Judges 9:45, Ezekiel 47:11

21He went out to the spring of the waters, and cast the salt into it, and said: Thus saith the Lord: I have healed these waters, and there shall be no more in them death or barrenness.

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Exodus 15:25, Exodus 15:26, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 15:26, 2 Kings 4:41

22And the waters were healed unto this day, according to the word of Eliseus, which he spoke.

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23And he went up from thence to Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, little boys came out of the city and mocked him, saying: Go up, thou bald head, go up, thou bald head.

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2 Chronicles 36:16, 2 Chronicles 36:16, Job 19:18, Job 30:1, Job 19:18

24And looking back, he saw them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord: and there came forth two bears out of the forest, and tore of them, two and forty boys.

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Acts 13:9, Acts 13:11, Acts 13:9, Acts 13:11, Acts 5:5

25And from thence he went to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.

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2 Kings 4:25, 2 Kings 4:25, 1 Kings 18:19, 1 Kings 18:20, 1 Kings 18:19