II Kings · Chapter 2 King James Version

II Kings 2:15

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The Scripture

(15) And when the sons of the prophets which were 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.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Elijah and Elisha crossed the Jordan on dry ground after Elijah struck the water with his mantle, and Elisha asked for a double portion of Elijah's spirit before Elijah was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind by a chariot of fire. Elisha then parted the Jordan with Elijah's fallen mantle, healed the waters of Jericho with salt, and cursed a group of mocking youths at Bethel, who were then mauled by two she-bears.

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