2 Kings 2
- 1When the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
- 2And Elijah said to Elisha, Stay here, I pray you. For the Lord has sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said to him, As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. So they went down to Bethel.
- 3And the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from your head today? And he said, Yes, I know it, hold you your peace.
- 4And Elijah said to him, Elisha, stay here, I pray you. For the Lord has sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. So they came to Jericho.
- 5And the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said to him, Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from your head today? And he answered, Yes, I know it, hold you your peace.
- 6And Elijah said to him, Stay, I pray you, here. For the Lord has sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. And they two went on.
- 7And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view far away: and they two stood by Jordan.
- 8And Elijah took his cloak, and wrapped it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that they two went over on dry ground.
- 9When they had gone over, that Elijah said to Elisha, Ask what I shall do for you, before I be taken away from you. And Elisha said, I pray you, let a double portion of your spirit be on me.
- 10And he said, You have asked a hard thing: but, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so to you. But if not, it shall not be so.
- 11As they still went on, and talked, that there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both apart. Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
- 12And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and its horsemen. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and tore them in two pieces.
- 13He took up also the cloak of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan.
- 14And he took the cloak of Elijah that fell from him, and struck the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? And when he also had struck the waters, they parted here and there: and Elisha went over.
- 15And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah does rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
- 16And they said to him, Look now, there be with your servants fifty strong men. Let them go, we pray you, and seek your master: or else perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up, and cast him on some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, You shall not send.
- 17And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men. They sought three days, but did not find him.
- 18And when they came again to him, For he stayed at Jericho. He said to them, Did I not say to you, Do not go?
- 19And the men of the city said to Elisha I pray you, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees: but the water is nothing, and the ground barren.
- 20And he said, Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it. And they brought it to him.
- 21And he went out to the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, The Lord says this, I have healed these waters. There shall not be from there any more death or barren land.
- 22So the waters were healed to this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spoke.
- 23And he went up from there to Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came out little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said to him, Go up, you bald head. Go up, you bald head.
- 24And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came out two she bears out of the wood, and tore forty and two children of them.
- 25And he went from there to mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of 2 Kings 2 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
GIGAKJVWhen the Lord would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
KJVAnd Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said unto him, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Bethel.
GIGAKJVAnd Elijah said to Elisha, Stay here, I pray you. For the Lord has sent me to Bethel. And Elisha said to him, As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. So they went down to Bethel.
KJVAnd the sons of the prophets that were at Bethel came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
GIGAKJVAnd the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from your head today? And he said, Yes, I know it, hold you your peace.
KJVAnd Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the Lord hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
GIGAKJVAnd Elijah said to him, Elisha, stay here, I pray you. For the Lord has sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. So they came to Jericho.
KJVAnd the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take away thy master from thy head to day? And he answered, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
GIGAKJVAnd the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came to Elisha, and said to him, Do you know that the Lord will take away your master from your head today? And he answered, Yes, I know it, hold you your peace.
KJVAnd Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the Lord hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.
GIGAKJVAnd Elijah said to him, Stay, I pray you, here. For the Lord has sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. And they two went on.
KJVAnd fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.
GIGAKJVAnd fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view far away: and they two stood by Jordan.
KJVAnd Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
GIGAKJVAnd Elijah took his cloak, and wrapped it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that they two went over on dry ground.
KJVAnd it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
GIGAKJVWhen they had gone over, that Elijah said to Elisha, Ask what I shall do for you, before I be taken away from you. And Elisha said, I pray you, let a double portion of your spirit be on me.
KJVAnd he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.
GIGAKJVAnd he said, You have asked a hard thing: but, if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so to you. But if not, it shall not be so.
KJVAnd it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
GIGAKJVAs they still went on, and talked, that there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both apart. Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
KJVAnd Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
GIGAKJVAnd Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and its horsemen. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and tore them in two pieces.
KJVHe took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
GIGAKJVHe took up also the cloak of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan.
KJVAnd he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.
GIGAKJVAnd he took the cloak of Elijah that fell from him, and struck the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? And when he also had struck the waters, they parted here and there: and Elisha went over.
KJVAnd when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
GIGAKJVAnd when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah does rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
KJVAnd they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the Lord hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.
GIGAKJVAnd they said to him, Look now, there be with your servants fifty strong men. Let them go, we pray you, and seek your master: or else perhaps the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up, and cast him on some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, You shall not send.
KJVAnd when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
GIGAKJVAnd when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men. They sought three days, but did not find him.
KJVAnd when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
GIGAKJVAnd when they came again to him, For he stayed at Jericho. He said to them, Did I not say to you, Do not go?
KJVAnd the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.
GIGAKJVAnd the men of the city said to Elisha I pray you, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees: but the water is nothing, and the ground barren.
KJVAnd he said, Bring me a new cruse, and put salt therein. And they brought it to him.
GIGAKJVAnd he said, Bring me a new jar, and put salt in it. And they brought it to him.
KJVAnd he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.
GIGAKJVAnd he went out to the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, The Lord says this, I have healed these waters. There shall not be from there any more death or barren land.
KJVSo the waters were healed unto this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spake.
GIGAKJVSo the waters were healed to this day, according to the saying of Elisha which he spoke.
KJVAnd he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
GIGAKJVAnd he went up from there to Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came out little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said to him, Go up, you bald head. Go up, you bald head.
KJVAnd he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
GIGAKJVAnd he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came out two she bears out of the wood, and tore forty and two children of them.
KJVAnd he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
GIGAKJVAnd he went from there to mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.
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