KJV King James Version
And Elisha saw [it], and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
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2 Kings 2:12
And Elisha saw [it], and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.
WEB World English Bible
Elisha saw it, and he cried, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” He saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and tore them in two pieces.
ASV American Standard Version
And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen thereof!And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Elisha is seeing, and he is crying, ‘My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and its horsemen;’ and he hath not seen him again; and he taketh hold on his garments, and rendeth them into two pieces.
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 2
9 And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me.
10 And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: [nevertheless], if thou see me [when I am] taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be [so].
11 And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, [there appeared] a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
12 And Elisha saw [it], and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
13 He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;
14 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.
15 And when the sons of the prophets which [were] to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
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וֶאֱלִישָׁ֣עH477 · e.li.sahElishaרֹאֶ֗הH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeוְה֤וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itמְצַעֵק֙H6817 · tsa.aqto cryאָבִ֣י׀H1 · avfatherאָבִ֗יH1 · avfatherרֶ֤כֶבH7393 · re.khevchariotיִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוּפָ֣רָשָׁ֔יוH6571 · pa.rashhorseוְלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotרָאָ֖הוּH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeע֑וֹדH5750 · odstillוַֽיַּחֲזֵק֙H2388 · cha.zaqto strengthen: strengthenבִּבְגָדָ֔יוH899 · be.gedtreacheryוַיִּקְרָעֵ֖םH7167 · qa.rato tearלִשְׁנַ֥יִםH8147 · she.na.yimtwoקְרָעִֽים׃H7168 · qe.rarags
Cross-references
2 Kings 13:14Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and wept over his face, and said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof.Luke 2:15And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.2 Corinthians 5:2For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:Ephesians 4:8Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.Mark 16:19So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.Isaiah 37:15And Hezekiah prayed unto the LORD, saying,Acts 8:2And devout men carried Stephen [to his burial], and made great lamentation over him.Job 1:20-21Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,Revelation 11:12And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.Isaiah 57:1-2The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth [it] to heart: and merciful men [are] taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come].2 Corinthians 5:4For we that are in [this] tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.Acts 1:9And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.Luke 24:51And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.Isaiah 37:21Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria:John 3:13And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, [even] the Son of man which is in heaven.Proverbs 30:4Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what [is] his name, and what [is] his son’s name, if thou canst tell?Acts 27:24Saying, Fear not, Paul; thou must be brought before Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail with thee.Ecclesiastes 9:16-18Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard.
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