2 Kings 2:1-3

New English Translation

Elijah Makes a Swift Departure

2 Just before^[a] the Lord took Elijah up to heaven in a windstorm, Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal. ² Elijah told Elisha, “Stay here, for the Lord has sent me to Bethel.” But Elisha said, “As certainly as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel. ³ Some members of the prophetic guild^[b] in Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that today the Lord is going to take your master from you?”^[c] He answered, “Yes, I know. Be quiet.”