2 Kings 2:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 2:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 2:8 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 2:8 — 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.”
— 2 Kings 2:8 (KJV)
2 Kings 2:8 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 2:8
“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.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:8: elijah, took, mantle
“And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first year, in the first month, the first day of the month, the waters were dried up from off the earth: and Noah removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, behold, the face of the ground was dry.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:8: waters, over, dry
“And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:8: waters, divided, over
“And the children of Israel went into the midst of the sea upon the dry ground: and the waters were a wall unto them on their right hand, and on their left.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 2:8: waters, went, dry
“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 2:8: waters, went, over
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