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II Kings 2:Verse 14

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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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What Does II Kings 2:14 Mean?

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"Elisha strikes the Jordan with the inherited mantle and asks, "Where is the Lord God of Elijah?" The question is not born of doubt but of judicial inv..."

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King James VersionPrimary
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.

American Standard Version
ASV

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.

American King James Version
AKJV

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 here and thither: and Elisha went over.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

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.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And he took Elijah's robe, which had been dropped from him, and giving the water a blow with it, said, Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah? and at his blow the waters were parted this way and that; and Elisha went over.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

and he taketh the robe of Elijah that fell from off him, and smiteth the waters, and saith, `Where is Jehovah, God of Elijaheven He?' and he smiteth the waters, and they are halved, hither and thither, and Elisha passeth over.

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

He took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and struck the waters, and said, "Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?" When he also had struck the waters, they were divided here and there; and Elisha went over.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

He took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and struck the waters, and said, "Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?" When he also had struck the waters, they were divided here and there; and Elisha went over.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

He took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and struck the waters, and said, "Where is Jehovah, the God of Elijah?" When he also had struck the waters, they were divided here and there; and Elisha went over.

Darby Translation
Darby

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.

Webster Bible
Webster

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.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

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.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And he struck the waters with the mantle of Elias, that had fallen from him, and they were not divided. And he said: Where is now the God of Elias? And he struck the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, and Eliseus passed over.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

and took the mantle of Elijah which had fallen from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is Yahweh, the God of Elijah? And, when, he also, smote the waters, they were divided, hither and thither, and Elisha, passed over.

Literal Translation
LITV

And he took Elijah's mantle that had fallen from him, and struck the waters, and said, Where is Jehovah the God of Elijah, even He? And he struck the waters; and they were split in two here and there, and Elisha crossed over.

Modern King James
MKJV

And he took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and struck the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah, even He? And he also hit the waters, and they parted here and there. And Elisha went over.

Updated King James
UKJV

And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and stroke the waters, and said, Where is the LORD God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they parted here and thither: and Elisha went over.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

He took Elijah’s cloak that had fallen from upon him and struck the water. Then he said, “Where is Yahweh, the God of Elijah?” So he also struck the water, and it divided ⌞in two⌟, and Elisha crossed over.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said: 'Where is HaShem, the God of Elijah?' and when he also had smitten the waters, they were divided hither and thither; and Elisha went over.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And he struck the waters with the cloak of Elijah, which had fallen from him, and they were not divided. And he said, “Where is the God of Elijah, even now?” And he struck the waters, and they were divided here and there. And Elisha went across.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the waters. “Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” he asked. And when he had struck the waters, they parted to the right and to the left, and Elisha crossed over.

Revised Webster
RWebster

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 to the one side and to the other: and Elisha went over.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And with the mentil of Elie, that felde doun to hym, he smoot the watris, whiche weren not departid. And he seide, Where is God of Elie also now? And he smoot the watris, and tho weren departid hidur and thidur; and Elisee passide.

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