2 Kings 2:13
What does 2 Kings 2:13 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Kings 2:13 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of the Jordan.
KJV
King James Version · 1611He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of the Jordan.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Then he took up Elijah's robe, which had been dropped from him, and went back till he came to the edge of Jordan.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And he taketh up the robe of Elijah, that fell from off him, and turneth back and standeth on the edge of the Jordan,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And he took up the mantle of Elias, that fell from him: and going back, he stood on the bank of the Jordan;
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And he took up the mantle of Elijah which fell from him, and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan;
Context
v.12And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen thereof! And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
v.13This passage
v.14And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is Jehovah, the God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they were divided hither and thither; and Elisha went over.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 2:8
And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
- 1 Kings 19:19
So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing, with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed over unto him, and cast his mantle upon him.