The power of the Lord was on Elijah, and he tucked his mantle under his belt and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
2 Kings 4:29 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So Elisha said to Gehazi, ‘Tuck your mantle under your belt, take my staff with you, and go. If you meet anyone, don’t stop to greet him, and if a man greets you, don’t answer him. Then place my staff on the boy’s face.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thine hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up your loins and take my staff in your hand and go lay my staff on the face of the child. If you meet any man, do not salute him. If he salutes you, do not answer him. American Standard Version (1901) Then he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go thy way: if thou meet any man, salute him not; and if any salute thee, answer him not again: and lay my staff upon the face of the child. Common English Bible Elisha said to Gehazi, “Get ready, take my staff, and go! If you encounter anyone, don’t stop to greet them. If anyone greets you, don’t reply. Put my staff on the boy’s face.” Catholic Public Domain Version And so he said to Gehazi: "Gird your waist, and take my staff in your hand, and go. If any man will meet you, you shall not greet him. And if anyone greets you, you shall not respond to him. And place my staff upon the face of the boy." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then he said to Giezi: Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go. If any man meet thee, salute him not: and if any man salute thee, answer him not: and lay my staff upon the face of the child. |
The power of the Lord was on Elijah, and he tucked his mantle under his belt and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
He took the mantle Elijah had dropped, and he struck the water. ‘Where is the Lord God of Elijah? ’ he asked. He struck the water himself, and it parted to the right and the left, and Elisha crossed over.
Elijah took his mantle, rolled it up, and struck the water, which parted to the right and left. Then the two of them crossed over on dry ground.
He ordered his attendant Gehazi, ‘Call this Shunammite woman.’ So he called her and she stood before him.
The prophet Elisha called one of the sons of the prophets and said, ‘Tuck your mantle under your belt, take this flask of oil with you, and go to Ramoth-gilead.
As for you, lift up your staff, stretch out your hand over the sea, and divide it so that the Israelites can go through the sea on dry ground.
And take this staff in your hand that you will perform the signs with.’
Don’t carry a money-bag, travelling bag, or sandals; don’t greet anyone along the road.
so that even facecloths or aprons that had touched his skin were brought to the sick, and the diseases left them, and the evil spirits came out of them.
By faith in his name, his name has made this man strong, whom you see and know. So the faith that comes through Jesus has given him this perfect health in front of all of you.
Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt round your waist, righteousness like armour on your chest,
Therefore, with your minds ready for action, be sober-minded and set your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.