And it happened when Adonoy was about to bring up Eliyohu to heaven in a mighty wind, Eliyohu and Elisha traveled from Gilgol.

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.

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.”

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.

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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.”

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.

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.

He picked up Eliyohu’s cloak that had fallen off of him, and he went back and stood on the bank of the Yardein.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

They returned to him as he was staying in Yericho, and he said to them, “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not go’?”

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.”

And he said, “Bring me a new jar and put salt in it,” and they brought it to him.

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.’”

The waters were cured until this day, like the word that Elisha had spoken.

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!”

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.

He went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Shomron.