JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<div>
    <span id="first">first span</span>
</div>
<div>
    <span id="second">second span</span>
</div>

JavaScript

$(function () {
    var first = $('#first');
    first.click(function () { alert ('first'); });
    var second = $('#second');    
    second.click(function () { alert ('second'); });
    
    var div = $('<div>');
    div.insertAfter(first);
    first.insertAfter(second);
    second.insertAfter(div);
    div.remove();
})