Who
What happens at each stop on the road? The Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Kings 2:2-6 say that three times Elijah urged Elisha to remain behind, and each time Elisha refused with a solemn vow.
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Old TestamentBeginner I · Story 142 Kings 2:1-15
The Chariot of Fire
2 Kings 2:1 to 15 follows Elijah and Elisha on a road from Gilgal to the Jordan. Elijah tells Elisha to wait, and Elisha will not leave him. At the river Elijah strikes the water with his cloak, and Elisha asks for Elijah’s spirit. A chariot of fire comes. Read the story in short sentences, then the real verse.
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The words in this story
6 words you will really use: they appear in the story and in the exercises, and come back for review in the next stories.
peace
calm and quiet; no noise
noun
heaven
the high place above the earth
noun
father
a name for a teacher you respect; also a man who has a child
noun
leave
to go away from someone or from a place
verb
ask
to say what you want from someone, or to put a question
verb
own
belonging to one person and to no one else
adjective
What you'll discover
The moments of the story, in the order they happen.
Elijah tells Elisha to wait, but Elisha will not leave him, and the sons of the prophets speak to him.
Elijah strikes the Jordan with his cloak, the two men cross on dry ground, and Elisha asks for Elijah’s spirit.
A chariot of fire and horses of fire come, and Elijah goes up to heaven in a whirlwind.
Elisha takes Elijah’s cloak, and the sons of the prophets say the spirit of Elijah rests on him.
Original verse
The verse that closes the story, in the World English Bible. After 4 lessons, this is how you read it: the real text, with nothing simplified.
2 Kings 2:11 · WEB
As they continued on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
Context
One detail about the scene, with the work it comes from.
What a story looks like
First the whole story, in simple English with audio for every sentence. Then 4 short lessons, each with a piece of the story, a tip and exercises. At the end, the Bible verse and a little celebration.
- The story · 21 sentences, with the meaning of each word on tap, 3 quick questions about the story
- 4 lessons · a piece of the story, a tip and exercises in each one
- The original verse · the Bible text, unadapted, then the next story
Questions about this story
Which Bible passage is this story from?
2 Kings 2:1 to 15, in the World English Bible.
Where do Elijah and Elisha go?
They go from Gilgal down to Bethel, then to Jericho and the Jordan (2 Kings 2:1-6).
What does Elisha say when Elijah tells him to wait?
He says that he will not leave Elijah (2 Kings 2:2).
What do the sons of the prophets ask Elisha?
They ask whether he knows that the LORD will take his master away from him that day, and he answers that he knows it (2 Kings 2:3).
What happens at the Jordan?
Elijah rolls up his cloak and strikes the water, the water is divided here and there, and the two men go over on dry ground (2 Kings 2:8).
What do the sons of the prophets say when they see Elisha?
They say that the spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha (2 Kings 2:15).
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More stories in this course
More stories from the Old Testament course, in order.
Story 152 Kings 4
The Room on the Roof
A room on the roof, a promised son and the words It is well: 2 Kings 4 in simple English.
Story 16Daniel 6
The Lions’ Den
Daniel prays three times a day, and a stone closes the den of lions.
Story 17Jonah 1–2
A Ship to Tarshish
Jonah goes away by ship, and a mighty storm comes.
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