2 Kings 2:10-12

International Standard Version

¹⁰ “That’s a hard thing to ask for,” Elijah answered, “but if you see me while I’m being taken from you, it will happen for you. But if you don’t see me, it won’t happen.”

¹¹ As they continued on, talking as they went, suddenly chariots blazing with fire and pulled by fiery horses appeared, separated the two of them, and Elijah ascended in a wind storm to heaven! ¹² As Elisha continued to watch, he cried out, “My father! My father! The chariots of Israel and its cavalry!”^[a] Then he did not see Elijah anymore.

After this, Elisha^[b] gripped his clothes that he was wearing, tore them apart into two pieces,