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2 Kings 2:1

Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal,

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ASV

And it came to pass, when Jehovah would take up Elijah by a whirlwind into heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

KJV

And it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִ֗יvay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
בְּהַעֲל֤וֹתbe.ha.'a.Lotwhen took upH5927 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huElijahH452 →
בַּֽסְעָרָ֖הbas.'a.Rahby the whirlwindH5591 →
הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →
וַיֵּ֧לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he wentH1980 →
אֵלִיָּ֛הוּ'e.li.Ya.huElijahH452 →
וֶאֱלִישָׁ֖עve.'e.li.Sha'and ElishaH477 →
מִן־min-fromH4480 →
הַגִּלְגָּֽל׃ha.gil.Gal<the> GilgalH1537 →

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Genesis 5:24Enoch walked with God, and then he was no more, because God had taken him away.Hebrews 11:5By faith Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death: “He could not be found, because God had taken him away.” For before he was taken, he was commended as one who pleased God.1 Kings 19:16–21You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet.1 Kings 19:11Then the LORD said, “Go out and stand on the mountain before the LORD. Behold, the LORD is about to pass by.” And a great and mighty wind tore into the mountains and shattered the rocks before the LORD, but the LORD was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the LORD was not in the earthquake.Joshua 4:19On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho.Joshua 5:9Then the LORD said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So that place has been called Gilgal to this day.2 Chronicles 21:12Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah,2 Kings 2:11As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.Luke 9:51As the day of His ascension approached, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.Job 38:1Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:1 Kings 19:4while he himself traveled on a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”1 Kings 18:12I do not know where the Spirit of the LORD may carry you off when I leave you. Then when I go and tell Ahab and he does not find you, he will kill me. But I, your servant, have feared the LORD from my youth.Revelation 11:12And the witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven saying, “Come up here.” And they went up to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched them.Acts 1:9After He had said this, they watched as He was taken up, and a cloud hid Him from their sight.2 Kings 4:38When Elisha returned to Gilgal, there was a famine in the land. As the sons of the prophets were sitting at his feet, he said to his attendant, “Put on the large pot and boil some stew for the sons of the prophets.”Luke 2:15When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”

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Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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