2 Kings 2:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Elisha also picked up the cloak that had fallen from Elijah, and he went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.”
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“Elisha also picked up the cloak that had fallen from Elijah, and he went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;”
King James Version · Public Domain“He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of the Jordan.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And he taketh up the robe of Elijah, that fell from off him, and turneth back and standeth on the edge of the Jordan,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Kings 2:13 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 28:14“What does he look like?” asked Saul. “An old man is coming up,” she replied. “And he is wearing a robe.” So Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed facedown in reverence.
- 1 Kings 9:26King Solomon also assembled a fleet of ships at Ezion-geber, which is near Eloth in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
- 1 Kings 19:19So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.
- 2 Kings 2:8And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.
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