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when the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind.
Elijah and Elijah were traveling from Gilgal and Elijah said to Elijah,
stay here for the Lord has told me to go to Bethel, but Elisha replied,
as surely as the Lord lives, and you yourself live, I will never leave you.
So they went down together to Bethel.
The group of prophets from Bethel came to Elijah and asked him, did
you know that the Lord is going to take your master away from you today?
Of course, I know Elijah answered, but be quiet about it.
Then Elijah said to Elijah, stay here for the Lord has told me to go to Jericho.
But Elisha replied again, as surely as the Lord lives, and you yourself live.
I will never leave you.
So they went on together to Jericho.
Then the group of prophets from Jericho came to Elijah and asked him, did
you know that the Lord is going to take your master away from you today?
Of course, I know Elijah answered, but be quiet about it.
Then Elijah said to Elijah, stay here for the Lord has told
me to go to the Jordan River.
But again, Elijah replied, as surely as the Lord lives, and you yourself
live, I will never leave you.
So they went on together.
50 men from the group of prophets also went and watched from a
distance as Elijah and Elijah stopped beside the Jordan River.
Then Elijah folded his cloak together and struck the water with it.
The river divided and the two of them went across on dry ground.
When they came to the other side, Elijah said to Elijah, tell me what I
can do for you before I am taken away.
And Elijah replied, please let me inherit a double share of your
spirit and become your successor.
You have asked a difficult thing.
Elijah replied, if you see me when I'm taken from you, then
you will get your request.
But if not, then you won't.
As they were walking along and talking.
Suddenly a chariot of fire appeared drawn by horses of fire.
It drove between the two men separating them, and Elijah was
carried by a whirlwind into heaven.
Elisha saw it and cried out.
My father.
I see the cha chariots and chariot ears of Israel, and as they
disappeared from sight, Elisha tore his clothes in distress.
Elijah picked up Elijah's cloak, which had fallen when he was taken up.
Then Elijah returned to the bank of the Jordan River.
He struck the water with Elijah's cloak and cried out, where is the Lord?
The God of Elijah.
Then the river divided and Elijah went across.
When the group of prophets from Jericho saw from a distance
what happened, they exclaimed.
Elijah's spirit rests upon Elijah and they went to meet him and bowed to the ground
before him, sir, they said, just say the word and 50 of our strongest men will
search the wilderness for your master.
Perhaps the spirit of the Lord has left him on some mountain or in some valley.
No, Elisha said Don't send them, but they kept urging him until
they shamed him into agreeing.
And he finally said, all right, send them.
So 50 men searched for three days, but did not find Elijah.
Elijah was still at Jericho when they returned.
Didn't I tell you not to go?
He asked.
One day, the leaders of the town of Jericho visited Elijah.
We have a problem, my Lord.
They told him This town is located in pleasant surroundings, as you can see.
But the water is bad and the land is unproductive.
Elisha said, bring me a new bowl with salt in it.
So they brought it to him.
Then he went out to the spring that supplied the town with water
and threw the salt into it, and he said, this is what the Lord says.
I have purified this water.
It will no longer cause death or infertility, and the water
has remained pure ever since.
Just as Elisha said.
Elijah left Jericho and went up to Bethel.
As he was walking along the road, a group of boys from the town began
mocking and making fun of him.
Go away.
Baldy, they chanted, go away.
Baldy.
Elijah turned around and looked at them, and he cursed
them in the name of the Lord.
Then two bears came out of the woods and mauled 42 of them.
From there, Elijah went to Mount Carmel and finally returned to Samaria.
Ahab's son Jora began to rule over Israel in the 18th year of
King Jehoshaphat's reign In Judah, he reigned in Samaria 12 years.
He did what was evil in the Lord's sight, but not to the same
extent as his father and mother.
He at least tore down the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had set up.
Nevertheless, he continued in the sins that Jar Boem son of Neba had committed
and led the people of Israel to commit.
King Misha of Moab was a sheep breeder.
He used to pay the King of Israel, an annual tribute of 100,000 lambs
and the wool of 100,000 rams.
But after Ahab's death, the King of Moab rebelled against the King of Israel.
So King Jora promptly mustered the army of Israel and marched from
Samaria on the way he sent this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah.
The king of Moab has rebelled against me.
Will you join me in battle against him?
And Jeha Shaphat replied, why?
Of course.
You and I are as one.
My troops are your troops, and my horses are your horses.
Then Jeha Shaphat asked, what route will we take?
We will attack from the wilderness of Edam.
Jora replied the king of Edam and his troops joined them, and all three armies
traveled along a roundabout route through the wilderness for seven days, but there
was no water for the men or their animals.
What should we do?
The King of Israel cried out.
The Lord has brought the three of us here to let the King of Moab defeat us.
But King Jehoshaphat of Judah asked, is there no prophet of the Lord with us?
If there is, we can ask the Lord what to do through him.
One of King Ham's officers replied, Elisha, son of Sha fat is here.
He used to be Elijah's personal assistant.
Jehoshaphat said, yes.
The Lord speaks through him.
So the King of Israel, king Jehoshaphat of Judah, and the King
of Edam, went to consult with Elisha.
Why are you coming to me?
Elisha asked the King of Israel, go to the pagan prophets of your father and mother.
But King Jora of Israel said, no.
For it was the Lord who called us three kings here only to be
defeated by the king of Moab.
Elijah replied.
As surely as the Lord Almighty lives whom I serve, I wouldn't even bother
with you except for my respect for King Jha Shaphat of Judah.
Now bring me someone who can play the harp.
While the harp was being played, the power of the Lord came upon Elisha and
he said, this is what the Lord says.
This dry valley will be filled with pools of water.
You will see neither wind nor rain says the Lord.
But this valley will be filled with water.
You will have plenty for yourselves and your cattle and other animals,
but this is only a simple thing for the Lord, for He will make you
victorious over the army of Moab.
You will conquer the best of their towns.
Even the fortified ones, you will cut down all their good trees,
stop up all their springs and ruin all their good land with stones.
The next day at about the time when the morning sacrifice was offered,
water suddenly appeared it was flowing from the direction of Edam,
and soon there was water everywhere.
Meanwhile, When the people of Moab heard about the three armies marching against
them, they mobilized every man who was old enough to strap on a sword and they
stationed themselves along their border.
But when they got up the next morning, the sun was shining across the water, making
it appear red to the Moabites like blood.
It's blood.
The Moabites exclaimed the three armies must have attacked and killed each other.
Let's go men of Moab and collect the plunder.
But when the Moabites arrived at the Israelite camp, the army of Israel
rushed out and attacked them until they turned and ran The army of Israel,
chased them into the land of Moab, destroying everything As they went, they
destroyed the towns, covered their good land with stones, stopped up all the
springs and cut down all the good trees.
Finally, only Kier Hareth and its stone walls were left, but men with
slings surrounded and attacked it.
When the King of Moab saw that he was losing the battle, he led 700 of his
swordsmen in a desperate attempt to break through the enemy lines near
the king of Edam, but they failed.
Then the King of Moab took his oldest son, who would've been
the next king, and sacrificed him as a burnt offering on the wall.
So there was great anger against Israel and the Israelites withdrew
and returned to their own land.
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