II Kings · Chapter 2 King James Version

II Kings 2:13

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The Scripture

(13) He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Elijah and Elisha crossed the Jordan on dry ground after Elijah struck the water with his mantle, and Elisha asked for a double portion of Elijah's spirit before Elijah was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind by a chariot of fire. Elisha then parted the Jordan with Elijah's fallen mantle, healed the waters of Jericho with salt, and cursed a group of mocking youths at Bethel, who were then mauled by two she-bears.

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II Kings 2:8I Kings 19:19I Kings 9:26