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Modern King James verseion
And Elisha saw, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen! And he saw him no more. And he took hold of his clothes and tore them in two pieces.
New American Standard Bible
Elisha saw it and cried out, “
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.
Holman Bible
As Elisha watched, he kept crying out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”
International Standard Version
As Elisha continued to watch, he cried out, "My father! My father! The chariots of Israel and its cavalry!" Then he did not see Elijah anymore.
A Conservative Version
And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and the horsemen of it! And he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own clothes, and tore them in two pieces.
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.
Amplified
Elisha saw it and cried out, “My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen!” And he no longer saw Elijah. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces [in grief].
Bible in Basic English
And when Elisha saw it he gave a cry, My father, my father, the carriages of Israel and its horsemen! And he saw him no longer; and he was full of grief.
Darby Translation
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. Then he took hold of his own garments and rent them in two pieces.
Julia Smith Translation
And Elisha saw, and he crying, My father, my father!, the chariot of Israel and his horsemen! and he saw him no more: and he will lay hold upon his garments and rend them into two rents.
King James 2000
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 tore them in two pieces.
Lexham Expanded 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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Elisha saw and cried, "O my father, O my father! The chariot of Israel and the horsemen thereof!" And saw him no more: and therefore took his own clothes and rent them in two pieces.
NET Bible
While Elisha was watching, he was crying out, "My father, my father! The chariot and horsemen of Israel!" Then he could no longer see him. He grabbed his clothes and tore them in two.
New Heart 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.
The Emphasized Bible
And, as soon as Elisha saw it, he, began crying out - My father! my father! The chariots of Israel, and the horsemen thereof! But, when he could see him no longer, he took hold of his clothes, and rent them in two pieces.
Webster
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.
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.
Youngs 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.
Themes
Chariots » Illustrative of » Prophets
Elisha » Witnesses elijah's transporting, receives a double portion of his spirit
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 2:12
Images 2 Kings 2:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elijah Taken Away From Elisha
11 And it happened as they went on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire came, and they separated between them both. And Elijah went up in a tempest into Heaven. 12 And Elisha saw, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen! And he saw him no more. And he took hold of his clothes and tore them in two pieces. 13 He also took up the mantle of Elijah which had fallen from him, and went back and stood by the bank of Jordan.
Cross References
2 Kings 13:14
And Elisha had fallen sick with his illness in which he died. And Jehoash the king of Israel came down to him and wept over his face. And he said, O my father, my father, the chariot of Israel and the horsemen of it!
Job 1:20-21
And Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground and worshiped.
Job 22:30
He shall deliver one not innocent, and will deliver by the pureness of your hands.
Proverbs 11:11
By the blessing of the upright the city is lifted up, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 30:4
Who has gone up to Heaven and has come down? Who has gathered the wind in His fists? Who has bound the waters in His garments? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is His Son's name? Surely you know.
Ecclesiastes 7:19
Wisdom makes the wise stronger than ten mighty ones who are in the city.
Ecclesiastes 9:16-18
And I said, Wisdom is better than strength; but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
Isaiah 37:4
It may be Jehovah your God will hear the words of the chief of the cupbearers, whom his master the king of Assyria has sent to reproach the living God, and will reprove the words which Jehovah your God has heard. And you shall lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.
Isaiah 37:15
And Hezekiah prayed to the Lord, saying,
Isaiah 37:21
And Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, So says Jehovah, the God of Israel, Because you have prayed to Me against Sennacherib king of Assyria,
Isaiah 57:1-2
The righteous one perishes, and no one lays it to heart, and merciful men are taken away; no one cares that the righteous is taken away from the face of evil.
Mark 16:19
Then indeed, after speaking to them, the Lord was taken up into Heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.
Luke 2:15
And it happened as the angels departed from them into Heaven, the shepherds said to one another, Indeed, let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing which has happened, which the Lord made known to us.
Luke 24:51
And it happened as He blessed them, He withdrew from them and was carried up into Heaven.
John 3:13
And no one has ascended up to Heaven except He who came down from Heaven, the Son of Man who is in Heaven.
Acts 1:9
And saying these things, as they watched, He was taken up. And a cloud received Him out of their sight.
Acts 8:2
And devout men buried Stephen and made a great mourning over him.
Acts 27:24
saying, Fear not, Paul! You must stand before Caesar. And behold! God has given you all those who sail with you.
2 Corinthians 5:2
For indeed in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed with our dwelling-place out of Heaven;
2 Corinthians 5:4
For we who are in this tabernacle groan, being burdened; inasmuch as we do not wish to be unclothed, but to be clothed, so that the mortal might be swallowed up by the life.
Ephesians 4:8
Therefore He says, "When He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive and gave gifts to men."
Revelation 11:12
And they heard a great voice from Heaven saying to them, Come up here. And they went up to Heaven in a cloud, and their enemies watched them.