6. Then Elijah said to him, “Stay here, for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.”And he said, “As the Lord lives, and as you live, I will not leave you.” And the two of them went on.
7. Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood at a distance, and the two of them stood by the Jordan.
8. Then Elijah took his robe and rolled it up and struck the water, and it was divided from one side to the other. Then the two of them crossed on dry ground.
9. And as they were crossing, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask for something, and I will do it for you before I am taken away from you.”And Elisha said, “Let a double portion of your spirit be upon me.”
10. He said, “You have asked for a difficult thing, but if you see me when I am taken from you, it will happen to you. If not, it will not.”
11. As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them, and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12. Elisha was watching and crying, “My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!” And he did not see him again. Then he grabbed his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.
13. He picked up the robe of Elijah that fell from him, and he returned and stood on the bank of the Jordan.
14. And he took the robe of Elijah that fell from him, and struck the water, and said, “Where is the Lord, God of Elijah?” When he had struck the water, it parted from one side to the other, and Elisha crossed over.
15. When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho saw him from far off, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” And they came to meet him and bowed down to the ground before him.