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2 Kings 2:11

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2:11As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a fiery chariot11 pulled by fiery horses appeared.12 They went between Elijah and Elisha,13 and Elijah went up to heaven in a windstorm.

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2 Kings 2:11: And as they still went on and talked, behold, chariots of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

Footnotes

  1. 11 Though the noun is singular here, it may be collective, in which case it could be translated “chariots.”
  2. 12 Heb “look, a chariot of fire and horses of fire.”
  3. 13 Heb “and they made a division between the two of them.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And as they still went on and talked, behold, chariots of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire with horses of fire suddenly appeared and separated the two of them. Then Elijah went up into heaven in the whirlwind.

NLTNew Living Translation

As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a chariot of fire appeared, drawn by horses of fire. It drove between the two men, separating them, and Elijah was carried by a whirlwind into heaven.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then they were walking, talking as they went. Suddenly a fiery chariot with horses of fire appeared and separated between the two of them. Elijah went up in the storm to the heavens

KJV 1900King James Version

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.