2 Kings 2:8 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 2:8

And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

BSB

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ASV

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.

KJV

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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Commentary

3 voices

Origen of Alexandria

COMMENTARY ON THE GOSPEL OF JOHN 6.238-39 (253)

We must note in addition that when Elijah was about to be taken up in a whirlwind as into heaven, he took his sheepskin and rolled it up and struck the water, and it was divided on this side and that, and both crossed, that is to say, himself and Elisha. He was better prepared to be taken up after he was baptized in the Jordan, since Paul, as we explained previously, called the more incredible passage through water a baptism.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

When God will take up his faithful ones to heaven death is the Jordan which, immediately before their translation, they must pass through, and they find a way through it, as safe and comfortable way; the death of Christ has divided those waters, that the ransomed of the Lord may pass over. O death! where is thy sting, thy hurt, thy terror?

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Took his mantle - Την μηλωτην αυτου, his sheep-skin, says the Septuagint. The skins of beasts, dressed with the hair on, were formerly worn by prophets and priests as the simple insignia of their office. As the civil authority was often lodged in the hands of such persons, particularly among the Jews, mantles of this kind were used by kings and high civil officers when they bore no sacred character.

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּקַּח֩	vai.yi.Kach	and he took	H3947 →
אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ	'e.li.Ya.hu	Elijah	H452 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
אַדַּרְתּ֤וֹ	'a.dar.To	cloak his	H155 →
וַיִּגְלֹם֙	vai.yig.Lom	and he folded it up	H1563 →
וַיַּכֶּ֣ה	vai.ya.Keh	and he struck	H5221 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַמַּ֔יִם	ha.Ma.yim	the waters	H4325 →
וַיֵּחָצ֖וּ	vai.ye.cha.Tzu	and they were divided	H2673 →
הֵ֣נָּה	He.nah	hither	H2008 →
וָהֵ֑נָּה	va.He.nah	and hither	H2008 →
וַיַּעַבְר֥וּ	vai.ya.'av.Ru	and they passed over	H5674 →
שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם	she.nei.Hem	[the] two of them	H8147 →
בֶּחָרָבָֽה׃	be.cha.ra.Vah	on the dry ground	H2724 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

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Isaiah 11:15
The LORD will devote to destruction the gulf of the Sea of Egypt; with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates. He will split it into seven streams for men…
leads to
- Revelation 16:12
  And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.
- Zechariah 10:11
  They will pass through the sea of distress and strike the waves of the sea; all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the…
- Isaiah 50:2
  Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold,…
- Isaiah 19:16
  In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble with fear beneath the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, when He brandishes it against them.
- Isaiah 7:20
  On that day the Lord will use a razor hired from beyond the Euphrates—the king of Assyria—to shave your head and the hair of your legs, and to remove your beard as well.
Through
2 Kings 2:14
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,…
leads to
- John 14:12
  Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.
- Psalms 42:10
  Like the crushing of my bones, my enemies taunt me, while they say to me all day long, “Where is your God?”
- Psalms 115:2
  Why should the nations say, “Where is their God?”

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06About 2 Kings

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Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About 2 Kings