2 Kings 2:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And 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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“And 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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Elijah taketh his robe, and wrappeth <FI>it<Fi> together, and smiteth the waters, and they are halved, hither and thither, and they pass over both of them on dry land.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Kings 2:8 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Exodus 14:21Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,
- Exodus 14:22and the Israelites went through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
- Exodus 14:29But the Israelites had walked through the sea on dry ground, with walls of water on their right and on their left.
- Joshua 3:14So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them.
- 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 19:13When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the mouth of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”
- 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 2:14Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the waters. “Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” he asked. And when he had struck the waters, they parted to the right and to the left, and Elisha crossed over.
- Psalms 114:5Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,
- Isaiah 11:15The LORD will devote to destruction the gulf of the Sea of Egypt; with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates. He will split it into seven streams for men to cross with dry sandals.
- Hebrews 11:29By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
- Revelation 16:12And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.
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