2 Kings 2:1

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It was near the time for the Lord to take Elijah by a whirlwind up into heaven. Elijah and Elisha started to leave Gilgal.

Cross References

Genesis 5:24

One day Enoch was walking with God, and he disappeared. God took him.

Hebrews 11:5

Enoch was carried away from this earth, so he never died. The Scriptures tell us that before he was carried off, he was a man who pleased God. Later, no one knew where he was, because God had taken Enoch to be with him. This all happened because he had faith.

1 Kings 19:11

Then the Lord said to Elijah, “Go, stand in front of me on the mountain. I, the Lord, will pass by you.” Then a very strong wind blew. The wind caused the mountains to break apart. It broke large rocks in front of the Lord. But that wind was not the Lord. After that wind, there was an earthquake. But that earthquake was not the Lord.

Joshua 5:9

Then the Lord said to Joshua, “You were slaves in Egypt, and this made you ashamed. But today I have taken away that shame.” So Joshua named that place Gilgal. And that place is still named Gilgal today.

Joshua 4:19

The people crossed the Jordan River on the tenth day of the first month and camped at Gilgal, east of Jericho.

Revelation 11:12

Then the two witnesses heard a loud voice from heaven say, “Come up here!” And both of them went up into heaven in a cloud. Their enemies watched them go.

Acts 1:9

After Jesus said this, he was lifted up into the sky. While they were watching, he went into a cloud, and they could not see him.

Luke 9:51

The time was coming near when Jesus would leave and go back to heaven. He decided to go to Jerusalem.

Job 38:1

Then the Lord spoke to Job from a whirlwind and said,

2 Kings 4:38

Elisha went to Gilgal again. There was a famine in the land. The group of prophets was sitting in front of Elisha. Elisha said to his servant, “Put the large pot on the fire, and make some soup for the group of prophets.”

2 Kings 2:11

Elijah and Elisha were walking and talking together. Suddenly, some horses and a chariot came and separated Elijah from Elisha. The horses and the chariot were like fire. Then Elijah was carried up into heaven in a whirlwind.

1 Kings 19:4

and walked for a whole day into the desert. Then he sat down under a bush and asked to die. He said, “I have had enough, Lord! Take my life. I am no better than my ancestors.”

1 Kings 18:12

If I go tell King Ahab that you are here, the Spirit of the Lord might carry you away. Then when King Ahab comes here and cannot find you, he will kill me! I have followed the Lord since I was a boy.

2 Kings 1:18

The other things that Ahaziah did are written in the book, The History of the Kings of Israel.