25 Then Jehovah came down in a cloud+ and spoke to him+ and took away some of the spirit+ that was upon him and put it upon each of the seventy older men.* And it came about that as soon as the spirit settled down upon them, then they proceeded to act as prophets; but they did not do it again.*+

20 And you must put some of your dignity upon him,+ in order that all the assembly of the sons of Israel may listen to him.+

9 And it came about that as soon as they had gone across E·liʹjah himself said to E·liʹsha: “Ask what I should do for you before I am taken from you.”+ To this E·liʹsha said: “Please, that two parts+ in your spirit+ may come to me.”+

2 And upon him the spirit* of Jehovah must settle down,+ the spirit of wisdom+ and of understanding,+ the spirit of counsel and of mightiness,+ the spirit of knowledge+ and of the fear of Jehovah;+