What does 2 Kings 2:14 say?

and he taketh the robe of Elijah that fell from off him, and smiteth the waters, and saith, `Where is Jehovah, God of Elijah--even He?' and he smiteth the waters, and they are halved, hither and thither, and Elisha passeth over.

What translation is this?

This passage is displayed in the Young's Literal Translation (YLT) translation on Scripture Lens.

What are related verses?

Related passages to 2 Kings 2:14 include Deuteronomy 7:9, Genesis 12:1-3, Exodus 19:4-6, Psalm 95:1-7, and Malachi 3:6, and more.

2 Kings 2:14 (YLT)

Passage

and he taketh the robe of Elijah that fell from off him, and smiteth the waters, and saith, `Where <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, God of Elijah--even He?' and he smiteth the waters, and they are halved, hither and thither, and Elisha passeth over.

Nearby Context

2 Kings 2:12 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.

2 Kings 2:13 And he taketh up the robe of Elijah, that fell from off him, and turneth back and standeth on the edge of the Jordan,

2 Kings 2:14 and he taketh the robe of Elijah that fell from off him, and smiteth the waters, and saith, `Where <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, God of Elijah--even He?' and he smiteth the waters, and they are halved, hither and thither, and Elisha passeth over.

2 Kings 2:15 And they see him--the sons of the prophets who <FI>are<Fi> in Jericho--over-against, and they say, `Rested hath the spirit of Elijah on Elisha;' and they come to meet him, and bow themselves to him to the earth,

2 Kings 2:16 and say unto him, `Lo, we pray thee, there are with thy servants fifty men, sons of valour: let them go, we pray thee, and they seek thy lord, lest the Spirit of Jehovah hath taken him up, and doth cast him on one of the hills, or into one of the valleys;' and he saith, `Ye do not send.'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "taketh", "robe", "elijah", "fell", "smiteth", "waters", "saith", and "where". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "taketh" and "robe", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And he taketh up the robe of..." into verse 15's "And they see him--the sons of the...", so "taketh" and "robe" 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 "taketh" and "robe" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.