¹²Elisha saw this and cried out, “My father! My father! The chariots^q and horsemen of Israel!” And Elisha saw him no more. Then he took hold of his garment and tore^r it in two.

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q 2 Ki 6:17; 13:14
rSee Ge 37:29

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Elisha saw it and he cried, “My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” And he saw him no more.

Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As Elisha watched, he kept crying out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”

When he could see him no longer, he took hold of his own clothes, tore them in two,

NLTNew Living Translation

Elisha saw it and cried out, “My father! My father! I see the chariots and charioteers of Israel!” And as they disappeared from sight, Elisha tore his clothes in distress.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

while Elisha was watching and crying out, “My father, my father; the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!” But he could not see him any longer, and he grasped his clothes and tore them in two pieces.

KJV 1900King 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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