So Elijah left that place and went to find Elisha son of Shaphat. Elisha was plowing 12 acres of land. Elisha was working on the last acre when Elijah came. [215] Elijah went to Elisha. Then Elijah put his coat [216] on Elisha.
2 Kings 2:13 - Easy To Read Version Elijah’s coat had fallen to the ground, so Elisha picked it up. Elisha hit the water and said, “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition 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 (1901) He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of the Jordan. Common English Bible Then Elisha picked up the coat that had fallen from Elijah. He went back and stood beside the banks of the Jordan River. Catholic Public Domain Version And he picked up the cloak of Elijah, which had fallen from him. And turning back, he stood above the bank of the Jordan. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he took up the mantle of Elias, that fell from him: and going back, he stood upon the bank of the Jordan, |
So Elijah left that place and went to find Elisha son of Shaphat. Elisha was plowing 12 acres of land. Elisha was working on the last acre when Elijah came. [215] Elijah went to Elisha. Then Elijah put his coat [216] on Elisha.
King Solomon also built ships at Ezion Geber. This town is near Elath on the shore of the Red Sea, in the land of Edom.
Elisha saw it, and shouted, “My father! My father! The Chariot of Israel and his horse soldiers! [12] ”
Just as Elisha hit the water, the water separated to the right and to the left! And Elisha crossed the river.
Elijah took off his coat, folded it, and hit the water with it. The water separated to the right and to the left. Then Elijah and Elisha crossed the river on dry ground.
They were killed with stones and they were cut in half. They were killed with swords. The only clothes some of these people had were sheep skins or goat skins. They were poor, persecuted, {\cf2\super [158]} and treated badly by other people.