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And it came to pass, [a]when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I am taken from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let [b]a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. 10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so. 11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared [c]a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 2:9 Or, as they went
  2. 2 Kings 2:9 That is, the portion of the first-born. See Dt. 21:17.
  3. 2 Kings 2:11 Or, chariots