8Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that they two went over on dry ground.


In Context

5 The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho came near to Elisha, and said to him, |Do you know that Yahweh will take away your master from your head today?| He answered, |Yes, I know it. Hold your peace.|

6 Elijah said to him, |Please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me to the Jordan.| He said, |As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.| They both went on.

7 Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood opposite them at a distance; and they both stood by the Jordan.

8 Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that they two went over on dry ground.

9 It happened, when they had gone over, that Elijah said to Elisha, |Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you.| Elisha said, |Please let a double portion of your spirit be on me.|

10 He said, |You have asked a hard thing. If you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so for you; but if not, it shall not be so.|

2 Kings 2:8 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:8Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up and struck the water with it. The water divided to the right and to the left, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:8And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:8And Elias took his mantle and folded it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, and they both passed over on dry ground.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:8And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:8And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither; and they two went over on dry ground.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:8And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote me waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:8And 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:8And Elijah taketh his robe, and wrappeth it together, and smiteth the waters, and they are halved, hither and thither, and they pass over both of them on dry land.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:8And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided here and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.