Verse | Translation | Text |
2Ki 2:13 | King James | He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan; |
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
He took up also the mantle of Elijah--The transference of this prophetic cloak was, to himself, a pledge of his being appointed successor, and it was an outward token to others of the spirit of Elijah resting upon him. |