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12 As Elisha continued to watch, he cried out, “My father! My father! The chariots of Israel and its cavalry!”[a] Then he did not see Elijah anymore.

After this, Elisha[b] gripped his clothes that he was wearing, tore them apart into two pieces, 13 picked up Elijah’s ornamented cloak that had fallen from him, and went back to stand on the bank of the Jordan River.[c] 14 Elisha[d] took hold of Elijah’s ornamental cloak that had been left behind,[e] struck the water, and cried out: “Where is the Lord God of Elijah?” All of a sudden, after he had struck the water, the water divided into two parts! One side of the river stood opposite the other, and Elisha crossed over.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 2:12 The Heb. word cavalry can refer to horses, to horsemen, or to both
  2. 2 Kings 2:12 Lit. he
  3. 2 Kings 2:13 The Heb. lacks River
  4. 2 Kings 2:14 Lit. He
  5. 2 Kings 2:14 Lit. had fallen from him