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2 Kings 2:8

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8Elijah atook his mantle and folded it together and bstruck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

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Cross references

  1. a1 Kin 19:13, 19
  2. bEx 14:21, 22; 2 Kin 2:14

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then Elijah took his cloak and rolled it up and struck the water, and the water was parted to the one side and to the other, till the two of them could go over on dry ground.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up and struck the water with it. The water divided to the right and to the left, and the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Elijah took his mantle, rolled it up, and struck the water, which parted to the right and left. Then the two of them crossed over on dry ground.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Elijah folded his cloak together and struck the water with it. The river divided, and the two of them went across on dry ground!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the water. It divided in two, and the two of them crossed over on dry land.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.