2 Kings 2 · Verse 13

2 Kings 2:13

He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
2 Kings 2:13, King James Version

2 Kings 2:13 in other translations

BSBElisha also picked up the cloak that had fallen from Elijah, and he went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.
WEBHe also took up Elijah’s mantle that fell from him, and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan.
ASVHe took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of the Jordan.
YLTAnd he taketh up the robe of Elijah, that fell from off him, and turneth back and standeth on the edge of the Jordan,
DARBYAnd he took up the mantle of Elijah which fell from him, and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan;
BBEThen he took up Elijah's robe, which had been dropped from him, and went back till he came to the edge of Jordan.
WebsterHe took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;

What does 2 Kings 2:13 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
13. He took up also the mantle of Elijah--The transference of this prophetic cloak was, to himself, a pledge of his being appointed successor, and it was an outward token to others of the spirit of Elijah resting upon him.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 He took - the mantle - The same with which he had been called by Elijah to the prophetic office, and the same by which Elijah divided Jordan. His having the mantle was a proof that he was invested with the authority and influence of his master.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 2:13-18
Elijah left his mantle to Elisha; as a token of the descent of the Spirit upon him; it was more than if he had left him thousands of gold and silver. Elisha took it up, not as a sacred relic to be worshipped, but as a significant garment to be worn. Now that Elijah was taken to heaven, Elisha inquired, 1. After God; when our creature-comforts are removed, we have a God to go to, who lives for ever. 2. After the God that Elijah served, and honoured, and pleaded for. The Lord God of the holy prophets is the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever; but what will it avail us to have the mantles of those that are gone, their places, their books, if we have not their spirit, their God? See Elisha's dividing the river; God's people need not fear at last passing through the Jordan of death as on dry ground. The sons of the prophets made a needless search for Elijah. Wise men may yield to that, for the sake of peace, and the good opinion of others, which yet their judgment is against, as needless and fruitless. Traversing hills and valleys will never bring us to Elijah, but following the example of his holy faith and zeal will, in due time.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

2 Kings 2:13 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּ֙רֶם֙vai.Ya.remand he took upH7311
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אַדֶּ֣רֶת'a.De.ret[the] cloak ofH155
אֵלִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huElijahH452
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
נָפְלָ֖הna.fe.Lahit had fallenH5307
מֵעָלָ֑יוme.'a.Lavfrom on <the> himH5921
וַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovand he went backH7725
וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.Modand he stoodH5975
עַל\־'al-onH5921
שְׂפַ֥תse.Fat[the] bank ofH8193
הַיַּרְדֵּֽן\׃hai.yar.Denthe JordanH3383

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 2:13

  • 1 Kings 19:19

    So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.

  • 2 Kings 2:8

    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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the mantle.
8; 1Ki 19:19
bank. Heb. lip.
1Ki 9:26

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

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.

  • 2 Kings 2:13

    He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;

  • 2 Kings 2:14

    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.

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2 Kings 2:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Alzó luego el manto de Elías que se le había caído, y volvió, y paróse á la orilla del Jordán.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et il releva le manteau d’Élie qui était tombé de dessus lui, et s’en retourna, et se tint sur le bord du Jourdain;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er hob den Mantel des Elia auf, der von ihm herabgefallen war, und kehrte um und trat an das Ufer des Jordan.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et levavit pallium Eliæ, quod ceciderat ei: reversusque stetit super ripam Jordanis,