2 Kings 2:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.”
2 Kings 2:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 2:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 2:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He took Elijah’s mantle that fell from him, and struck the waters, and said, “Where is Yahweh, the God of Elijah?” When he also had struck the waters, they were divided apart, and Elisha went over.”
2 Kings 2:14 — World English Bible
2 Kings 2:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is Jehovah, the God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they were divided hither and thither; and Elisha went over. ”
2 Kings 2:14 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 2:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he taketh the robe of Elijah that fell from off him, and smiteth the waters, and saith, `Where <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, God of Elijah--even He?' and he smiteth the waters, and they are halved, hither and thither, and Elisha passeth over.”
2 Kings 2:14 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 2:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and he took the mantle of Elijah which had fallen from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is Jehovah, theGod of Elijah? He also smote the waters, and they parted hither and thither, and Elisha went over. ”
2 Kings 2:14 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 2:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“After, he tooke the cloke of Eliiah, that fell from him, and smote the waters, and sayde, Where is the Lord God of Eliiah? And so he also, after he had striken the waters, so that they were deuided this way and that way, went ouer, euen Elisha.”
2 Kings 2:14 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 2:14 in Context — 2 Kings 2
12 And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
14 And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is the Lord God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted hither and thither: and Elisha went over.
15 And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
16 And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the Lord hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.
What Does 2 Kings 2:14 Mean?
2 Kings 2:14 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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