2 Kings 2:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 2:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 2:13 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; bank: Heb. lip" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 2:13 — KJV
“He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; bank: Heb. lip”
— 2 Kings 2:13 (KJV)
2 Kings 2:13 in Context — About the Book of 2 Kings
2 Kings races through the divided kingdom's final centuries — Elisha's double-portion miracles, kings good and evil, and finally exile to Assyria and Babylon. Yet miracles keep breaking in: floating axe heads, healed lepers, resurrection. God stays powerfully present even in national decline.
Cross-References for 2 Kings 2:13
“And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests' feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before. lifted...: Heb. plucked up flowed: Heb. went”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:13: went, bank, jordan
“So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. flat: Heb. under it”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:13: took, fell, went
“And the lot of the children of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Bethel, fell: Heb. went forth”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:13: fell, went, jordan
“And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan; what...: Heb. the good in his eyes”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:13: fell, went, jordan
“And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:13: mantle, elijah, went
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