14And 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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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' minister, saying, …
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. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 13-18)We have here an account of what followed immediately after the translation of Elijah. I. The tokens of God’s presence with Elisha, and the marks of his elevation into Elijah’s room, to be, as he had been, a father to the sons of the prophets, and the chariots and horsemen of Israel. 1. He was possessed of Elijah’s mantle, the badge of his office, which, we may suppose, he put on and wore for his m…
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