2 Kings 2:8

Translations

Modern

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.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And Elijah took his cloak and rolled it up, and he struck the waters, and they were divided here and here, and the two of them passed over on the dry ground.

Latin

Tulitque Elias pallium suum, et involvit illud, et percussit aquas: quæ divisæ sunt in utramque partem, et transierunt ambo per siccum.

Original

Hebrew

English

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.

Notes

2 Kings 2:8

Elijah folded his cloak and hit the water with it. These symbolic actions showed God's power (see Exodus 14:16, 21, 26–27; 17:8–13; 1 Kings 11:30–31; Ezekiel 4; 5:1–4).

2 Kings 2:1–18

Elijah was taken up into heaven. At that moment, the role of prophet passed to Elisha, shown by the transfer of Elijah’s mantle (cloak).

Theme notes and profiles

Elijah Elisha

Events

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1 Kings 19:19
So 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.
Exodus 14:21–22
Then 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,
Joshua 3:14–17
So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them.
2 Kings 2:14
Then 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.
Isaiah 11:15
The 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 11:29
By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
1 Kings 19:13
When 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?”
Psalm 114:5–7
Why was it, O sea, that you fled, O Jordan, that you turned back,
Revelation 16:12
And 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.

People

Elijah: A prophet during the reigns of Ahab and Ahaziah

Glossary

Clothing Elijah Jordan River Kings, Books of First and Second Leather Sons of the Prophets Whirlwind

Topics

Ascension of Elijah Elisha: Witnesses Elijah's Transporting, Receives a Double Portion of his Spirit Jordan: The Waters of, Miraculously Separated for the Passage of Elijah Mantle of Elijah Miracles Wrought Through Servants of God: Elijah: Waters of Jordan Divided Prophecy: Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Transporting of Elijah to the Heavens Prophets: Schools of the River Jordan: Remarkable Events Connected With: Its Division by Elijah Translation of Elijah Water: The Jordan River

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