2 Kings 2:13

He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of the Jordan.

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In The King James Version

He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;

In Context

12Elisha saw it, and he cried, "My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!"He saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and tore them in two pieces.

14He took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and struck the waters, and said, "Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?" When he also had struck the waters, they were divided here and there; and Elisha went over.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 28:14He said to her, "What does he look like?"She said, "An old man comes up. He is covered with a robe." Saul perceived that it was Samuel, and he bowed with his face to the ground, and showed respect.

1 Kings 19:19So he departed there, 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 to him, and cast his mantle on him.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 2:10-13

9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. 10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so. 11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted… Read the whole commentary →

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