2 Kings 2:13 (GNV)

Passage

He tooke vp also the cloke of Eliiah that fell from him, and returned, and stoode by the banke of Iorden.

Nearby Context

2 Kings 2:11 And as they went walking and talking, beholde, there appeared a charet of fire, and horses of fire, and did separate them twaine. So Eliiah went vp by a whirle winde into heauen.

2 Kings 2:12 And Elisha saw it, and he cryed, My father, my father, the charet of Israel, and the horsemen thereof: and he sawe him no more: and he tooke his owne clothes, and rent them in two pieces.

2 Kings 2:13 He tooke vp also the cloke of Eliiah that fell from him, and returned, and stoode by the banke of Iorden.

2 Kings 2:14 After, he tooke the cloke of Eliiah, that fell from him, and smote the waters, and sayde, Where is the Lord God of Eliiah? And so he also, after he had striken the waters, so that they were deuided this way and that way, went ouer, euen Elisha.

2 Kings 2:15 And when the children of the Prophets, which were at Iericho, saw him on the other side, they sayde, The Spirite of Eliiah doeth rest on Elisha: and they came to meete him, and fell to the grounde before him,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "tooke", "cloke", "eliiah", "fell", "returned", "stoode", "banke", and "iorden". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "tooke" and "cloke", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And Elisha saw it and he cryed..." into verse 14's "After he tooke the cloke of Eliiah...", so "tooke" and "cloke" belong inside that flow. In 2 Kings context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "tooke" and "cloke" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.