## II Kings Chapter 2

###### II Kings 2:1
[II Kings 2:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:1)

וַיְהִ֗י בְּהַעֲל֤וֹת יְהֹוָה֙ אֶת־אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ בַּֽסְעָרָ֖ה הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ אֵלִיָּ֛הוּ וֶאֱלִישָׁ֖ע מִן־הַגִּלְגָּֽל׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
And it happened when Adonoy was about to bring up Eliyohu to heaven in a mighty wind, Eliyohu and Elisha traveled from Gilgol.


###### II Kings 2:2
[II Kings 2:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:2)

וַיֹּ֩אמֶר֩ אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ אֶל־אֱלִישָׁ֜ע שֵֽׁב־נָ֣א פֹ֗ה כִּ֤י יְהֹוָה֙ שְׁלָחַ֣נִי עַד־בֵּֽית־אֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֔ע חַי־יְהֹוָ֥ה וְחֵֽי־נַפְשְׁךָ֖ אִם־אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ וַיֵּרְד֖וּ בֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Eliyohu said to Elisha, “Please remain here for Adonoy has sent me to Beis Eil.” And Elisha said, “As Adonoy lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” And they went down to Beis Eil.


###### II Kings 2:3
[II Kings 2:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:3)

וַיֵּצְא֨וּ בְנֵי־הַנְּבִיאִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־בֵּֽית־אֵל֮ אֶל־אֱלִישָׁע֒ וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔יו הֲיָדַ֕עְתָּ כִּ֣י הַיּ֗וֹם יְהֹוָ֛ה לֹקֵ֥חַ אֶת־אֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ מֵעַ֣ל רֹאשֶׁ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֛אמֶר גַּם־אֲנִ֥י יָדַ֖עְתִּי הֶחֱשֽׁוּ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
They came out — the disciples of the prophets — who were in Beis Eil [came out] to Elisha, and said to him, “Do you know that today Adonoy is taking your master from upon your head?” He said, “I also know it! Be quiet.”


###### II Kings 2:4
[II Kings 2:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:4)

וַיֹּ֩אמֶר֩ ל֨וֹ אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ אֱלִישָׁ֣ע**׀** שֵֽׁב־נָ֣א פֹ֗ה כִּ֤י יְהֹוָה֙ שְׁלָחַ֣נִי יְרִיח֔וֹ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר חַי־יְהֹוָ֥ה וְחֵֽי־נַפְשְׁךָ֖ אִם־אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ יְרִיחֽוֹ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
And Eliyohu said to him, “Elisha, please remain here, for Adonoy has sent me to Yericho.” And he said, “As Adonoy lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” And they came to Yericho.


###### II Kings 2:5
[II Kings 2:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:5)

וַיִּגְּשׁ֨וּ בְנֵי־הַנְּבִיאִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־בִּֽירִיחוֹ֮ אֶל־אֱלִישָׁע֒ וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔יו הֲיָדַ֕עְתָּ כִּ֣י הַיּ֗וֹם יְהֹוָ֛ה לֹקֵ֥חַ אֶת־אֲדֹנֶ֖יךָ מֵעַ֣ל רֹאשֶׁ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֛אמֶר גַּם־אֲנִ֥י יָדַ֖עְתִּי הֶחֱשֽׁוּ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
They approached — the disciples of the prophets who were in Yericho—Elisha and they said to him, “Do you know that today Adonoy is taking you master from upon your head?” He said, “I also know it! Be quiet.”


###### II Kings 2:6
[II Kings 2:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:6)

וַיֹּ֩אמֶר֩ ל֨וֹ אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ שֵֽׁב־נָ֣א פֹ֗ה כִּ֤י יְהֹוָה֙ שְׁלָחַ֣נִי הַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָה וַיֹּ֕אמֶר חַי־יְהֹוָ֥ה וְחֵֽי־נַפְשְׁךָ֖ אִם־אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
And Eliyohu said to him, “Please remain here, for Adonoy has sent me to the Yardein.” And he said, “As Adonoy lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.” And so the two of them went.


###### II Kings 2:7
[II Kings 2:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:7)

וַחֲמִשִּׁ֨ים אִ֜ישׁ מִבְּנֵ֤י הַנְּבִיאִים֙ הָֽלְכ֔וּ וַיַּעַמְד֥וּ מִנֶּ֖גֶד מֵרָח֑וֹק וּשְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם עָמְד֥וּ עַל־הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
And fifty men of the disciples of the prophets went and stood opposite them at a distance; and the two of them stood at the Yardein.


###### II Kings 2:8
[II Kings 2:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:8)

וַיִּקַּח֩ אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ אֶת־אַדַּרְתּ֤וֹ וַיִּגְלֹם֙ וַיַּכֶּ֣ה אֶת־הַמַּ֔יִם וַיֵּחָצ֖וּ הֵ֣נָּה וָהֵ֑נָּה וַיַּעַבְר֥וּ שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם בֶּחָרָבָֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Eliyohu took his cloak and rolled it up, and struck the water, and it split to this side and that side; then the two of them crossed over on dry land.


###### II Kings 2:9
[II Kings 2:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:9)

וַיְהִ֣י כְעׇבְרָ֗ם וְאֵ֨לִיָּ֜הוּ אָמַ֤ר אֶל־אֱלִישָׁע֙ שְׁאַל֙ מָ֣ה אֶעֱשֶׂה־לָּ֔ךְ בְּטֶ֖רֶם אֶלָּקַ֣ח מֵעִמָּ֑ךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֔ע וִ֥יהִי נָ֛א פִּֽי־שְׁנַ֥יִם בְּרוּחֲךָ֖ אֵלָֽי׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
As they were crossing Eliyohu said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you.” Elisha said, “Please let there be a double amount of your spirit upon me.”


###### II Kings 2:10
[II Kings 2:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:10)

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִקְשִׁ֣יתָ לִשְׁא֑וֹל אִם־תִּרְאֶ֨ה אֹתִ֜י לֻקָּ֤ח מֵֽאִתָּךְ֙ יְהִי־לְךָ֣ כֵ֔ן וְאִם־אַ֖יִן לֹ֥א יִהְיֶֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
And he said, “You have made a difficult request. If you witness my departure from you, it will be so for you, and if not, it will not be.”


###### II Kings 2:11
[II Kings 2:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:11)

וַיְהִ֗י הֵ֣מָּה הֹלְכִ֤ים הָלוֹךְ֙ וְדַבֵּ֔ר וְהִנֵּ֤ה רֶֽכֶב־אֵשׁ֙ וְס֣וּסֵי אֵ֔שׁ וַיַּפְרִ֖דוּ בֵּ֣ין שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם וַיַּ֙עַל֙ אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ בַּֽסְעָרָ֖ה הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
As they were walking and conversing, behold a fiery chariot and fiery horses [appeared] and separated the two of them. And Eliyohu ascended to heaven in a mighty wind.


###### II Kings 2:12
[II Kings 2:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:12)

וֶאֱלִישָׁ֣ע רֹאֶ֗ה וְה֤וּא מְצַעֵק֙ אָבִ֣י**׀** אָבִ֗י רֶ֤כֶב יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וּפָ֣רָשָׁ֔יו וְלֹ֥א רָאָ֖הוּ ע֑וֹד וַֽיַּחֲזֵק֙ בִּבְגָדָ֔יו וַיִּקְרָעֵ֖ם לִשְׁנַ֥יִם קְרָעִֽים׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Elisha saw and was crying, “My father, my father! Chariot of Yisroel and its riders!” And he did not see him any more. He took hold of his clothes and tore them into two pieces.


###### II Kings 2:13
[II Kings 2:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:13)

וַיָּ֙רֶם֙ אֶת־אַדֶּ֣רֶת אֵלִיָּ֔הוּ אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָפְלָ֖ה מֵעָלָ֑יו וַיָּ֥שׇׁב וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד עַל־שְׂפַ֥ת הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He picked up Eliyohu’s cloak that had fallen off of him, and he went back and stood on the bank of the Yardein.


###### II Kings 2:14
[II Kings 2:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:14)

וַיִּקַּח֩ אֶת־אַדֶּ֨רֶת אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ אֲשֶׁר־נָפְלָ֤ה מֵֽעָלָיו֙ וַיַּכֶּ֣ה אֶת־הַמַּ֔יִם וַיֹּאמַ֕ר אַיֵּ֕ה יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ אַף־ה֣וּא**׀** וַיַּכֶּ֣ה אֶת־הַמַּ֗יִם וַיֵּֽחָצוּ֙ הֵ֣נָּה וָהֵ֔נָּה וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר אֱלִישָֽׁע׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
And he took the cloak of Eliyohu that had fallen off of him, and struck the water, and said, “Where is Adonoy, the God of Eliyohu?” Then he also struck the water, and it split to this side and that side, and Elisha crossed over.


###### II Kings 2:15
[II Kings 2:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:15)

וַיִּרְאֻ֨הוּ בְנֵי־הַנְּבִיאִ֤ים אֲשֶׁר־בִּֽירִיחוֹ֙ מִנֶּ֔גֶד וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ נָ֛חָה ר֥וּחַ אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ עַל־אֱלִישָׁ֑ע וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ לִקְרָאת֔וֹ וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ־ל֖וֹ אָֽרְצָה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
They saw him— the disciples of the prophets who were in Yericho — from afar and said, “The spirit of Eliyohu has rested on Elisha.” They came to greet him and prostrated themselves before him to the ground.


###### II Kings 2:16
[II Kings 2:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:16)

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֡יו הִנֵּה־נָ֣א יֵֽשׁ־אֶת־עֲבָדֶ֩יךָ֩ חֲמִשִּׁ֨ים אֲנָשִׁ֜ים בְּנֵי־חַ֗יִל יֵ֣לְכוּ נָא֮ וִיבַקְשׁ֣וּ אֶת־אֲדֹנֶ֒יךָ֒ פֶּן־נְשָׂאוֹ֙ ר֣וּחַ יְהֹוָ֔ה וַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙ בְּאַחַ֣ד הֶהָרִ֔ים א֖וֹ בְּאַחַ֣ת (הגיאות) [הַגֵּיאָי֑וֹת] וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לֹ֥א תִשְׁלָֽחוּ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
They said to him, “Behold, please, Your servants have fifty able bodied men; please let them go and search for your master, perhaps the wind of Adonoy carried him up and threw him on one of the mountains, or in one of the valleys.” And he said, “Do not send.”


###### II Kings 2:17
[II Kings 2:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:17)

וַיִּפְצְרוּ־ב֥וֹ עַד־בֹּ֖שׁ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁלָ֑חוּ וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים אִ֔ישׁ וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־יָמִ֖ים וְלֹ֥א מְצָאֻֽהוּ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
They pressured him until he was ashamed, and he said, “Send.” They sent fifty men and they searched for three days but did not find him.


###### II Kings 2:18
[II Kings 2:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:18)

וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ אֵלָ֔יו וְה֖וּא יֹשֵׁ֣ב בִּירִיח֑וֹ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם הֲלֹֽא־אָמַ֥רְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם אַל־תֵּלֵֽכוּ׃{ס}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
They returned to him as he was staying in Yericho, and he said to them, “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not go’?”


###### II Kings 2:19
[II Kings 2:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:19)

וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י הָעִיר֙ אֶל־אֱלִישָׁ֔ע הִנֵּה־נָ֞א מוֹשַׁ֤ב הָעִיר֙ ט֔וֹב כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲדֹנִ֖י רֹאֶ֑ה וְהַמַּ֥יִם רָעִ֖ים וְהָאָ֥רֶץ מְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The people of the city said to Elisha, “Behold, please the city is a good place to live, as my master sees, but the water is bad, and the land causes bereavement.”


###### II Kings 2:20
[II Kings 2:20](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:20)

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר קְחוּ־לִי֙ צְלֹחִ֣ית חֲדָשָׁ֔ה וְשִׂ֥ימוּ שָׁ֖ם מֶ֑לַח וַיִּקְח֖וּ אֵלָֽיו׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
And he said, “Bring me a new jar and put salt in it,” and they brought it to him.


###### II Kings 2:21
[II Kings 2:21](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:21)

וַיֵּצֵא֙ אֶל־מוֹצָ֣א הַמַּ֔יִם וַיַּשְׁלֶךְ־שָׁ֖ם מֶ֑לַח וַיֹּ֜אמֶר כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֗ה רִפִּ֙אתִי֙ לַמַּ֣יִם הָאֵ֔לֶּה לֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה מִשָּׁ֛ם ע֖וֹד מָ֥וֶת וּמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He went out to the source of the water and threw salt there, and said, “Thus Adonoy has said, ‘I have cured these waters, there will no longer be from there a cause of death and bereavement.’”


###### II Kings 2:22
[II Kings 2:22](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:22)

וַיֵּרָפ֣וּ הַמַּ֔יִם עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה כִּדְבַ֥ר אֱלִישָׁ֖ע אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֵּֽר׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The waters were cured until this day, like the word that Elisha had spoken.


###### II Kings 2:23
[II Kings 2:23](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:23)

וַיַּ֥עַל מִשָּׁ֖ם בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל וְה֣וּא**׀** עֹלֶ֣ה בַדֶּ֗רֶךְ וּנְעָרִ֤ים קְטַנִּים֙ יָצְא֣וּ מִן־הָעִ֔יר וַיִּתְקַלְּסוּ־בוֹ֙ וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ ל֔וֹ עֲלֵ֥ה קֵרֵ֖חַ עֲלֵ֥ה קֵרֵֽחַ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He went up from there to Beis Eil, and as he was going up on the way, little boys came out from the city and taunted him and said to him, “Go away, baldy! Go away, baldy!”


###### II Kings 2:24
[II Kings 2:24](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:24)

וַיִּ֤פֶן אַֽחֲרָיו֙ וַיִּרְאֵ֔ם וַֽיְקַלְלֵ֖ם בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהֹוָ֑ה וַתֵּצֶ֜אנָה שְׁתַּ֤יִם דֻּבִּים֙ מִן־הַיַּ֔עַר וַתְּבַקַּ֣עְנָה מֵהֶ֔ם אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁנֵ֖י יְלָדִֽים׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He turned around and saw them. He cursed them in the name of Adonoy. Two bears came out of the woods and tore apart forty-two of the boys.


###### II Kings 2:25
[II Kings 2:25](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Kings/r/2:25)

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ מִשָּׁ֖ם אֶל־הַ֣ר הַכַּרְמֶ֑ל וּמִשָּׁ֖ם שָׁ֥ב שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Shomron.