2 Kings 2:1-2

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.