2 Kings 2:1

New Living Translation

When the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal.

Cross References

Genesis 5:24

walking in close fellowship with God. Then one day he disappeared, because God took him.

1 Kings 18:12

But as soon as I leave you, the Spirit of the Lord will carry you away to who knows where. When Ahab comes and cannot find you, he will kill me. Yet I have been a true servant of the Lord all my life.

1 Kings 19:11

“Go out and stand before me on the mountain,” the Lord told him. And as Elijah stood there, the Lord passed by, and a mighty windstorm hit the mountain. It was such a terrible blast that the rocks were torn loose, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake.

1 Kings 19:4

Then he went on alone into the wilderness, traveling all day. He sat down under a solitary 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 ancestors who have already died.”

2 Kings 1:18

The rest of the events in Ahaziah’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.

2 Kings 2:11

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.

2 Kings 4:38

Elisha now returned to Gilgal, and there was a famine in the land. One day as the group of prophets was seated before him, he said to his servant, “Put a large pot on the fire, and make some stew for the rest of the group.”

Job 38:1

Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:

Luke 9:51

As the time drew near for him to ascend to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem.

Acts 1:9

After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see him.

Hebrews 11:5

It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying—“he disappeared, because God took him.” For before he was taken up, he was known as a person who pleased God.

Joshua 4:19

The people crossed the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month. Then they camped at Gilgal, just east of Jericho.

Joshua 5:9

Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the shame of your slavery in Egypt.” So that place has been called Gilgal to this day.

Revelation 11:12

Then a loud voice from heaven called to the two prophets, “Come up here!” And they rose to heaven in a cloud as their enemies watched.