Prophets (Nevi'im) Reader

And it came to pass, when the LORD was about to take up Elijah by a whirlwind into heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal. And Elijah said to Elisha: Stay here, please, for the LORD has sent me as far as Bethel. And Elisha said: As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. So they went down to Bethel. And the disciples of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him: Do you know that today the LORD will take your master from over your head? And he said: Yes, I also know it; be silent. And Elijah said to him: Elisha, stay here, please, 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. And the disciples of the prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Elisha and said to him: Do you know that today the LORD will take your master from over your head? And he answered: Yes, I also know it; be silent. And Elijah said to him: Stay here, please, for the LORD has sent me to the Jordan. And he said: As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. So the two of them went on. And fifty men of the disciples of the prophets went and stood opposite them at a distance, while the two of them stood by the Jordan. And Elijah took his mantle and rolled it up and struck the waters, and they were divided to this side and to that side, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground. And it came to pass, when they had crossed over, that Elijah said to Elisha: Ask what I shall do for you before I am taken from you. And Elisha said: Let a double portion of your spirit be upon me, please. And he said: You have asked a hard thing. If you see me taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be. And it came to pass, as they continued walking and talking, that behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them, and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. And Elisha saw it, and he cried out: My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen! And he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own garments and tore them into two pieces.

In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the Temple. Seraphim were standing above Him; each had six wings: with two he would cover his face, and with two he would cover his feet, and with two he would fly. And one called to another and said: Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of His glory. And the posts of the doorway shook at the voice of the one who called, and the house was filled with smoke. And I said: Woe is me, for I am undone; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts. Then one of the seraphim flew to me, and in his hand was a glowing coal that he had taken with tongs from upon the altar. And he touched it to my mouth and said: Behold, this has touched your lips; your iniquity is removed and your sin is atoned for. And I heard the voice of the Lord saying: Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? And I said: Here am I; send me.

Then Joshua spoke to the LORD on the day the LORD gave the Amorites over before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel: "Sun, stand still over Gibeon, and moon, in the valley of Aijalon." And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged itself upon its enemies. Is this not written in the Book of Jashar? And the sun stood still in the midst of the sky, and did not hasten to set for about a whole day. And there was no day like that one, before it or after it, when the LORD hearkened to the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel.