2 Kings 2:12

Elisha sees it, cries out, and tears his clothes in grief at losing his master. His lament honors Elijah as Israel's true defense.

Cross-references · 22

• 2 Kgs 13:14Now Elisha became sick with the illness of which he died; and Joash the king of Israel came down to him, and wept over him, and said, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!”
• Luke 24:51While he blessed them, he withdrew from them, and was carried up into heaven.
• Prov 30:4Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if you know?
• Eph 4:8Therefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to men.”
• John 3:13No one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.
• Isa 57:1–2The righteous perish, and no one lays it to heart. Merciful men are taken away, and no one considers that the righteous is taken away from the evil.
• Mark 16:19So then the Lord, after he had spoken to them, was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God.
• Isa 37:15Hezekiah prayed to Yahweh, saying,
• Luke 2:15When the angels went away from them into the sky, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem, now, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
• 2 Cor 5:4For indeed we who are in this tent do groan, being burdened; not that we desire to be unclothed, but that we desire to be clothed, that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life.
• Acts 1:9When he had said these things, as they were looking, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.
• Job 1:20–21Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped.
• 2 Cor 5:2For most certainly in this we groan, longing to be clothed with our habitation which is from heaven;
• Rev 11:12I heard a loud voice from heaven saying to them, “Come up here!” They went up into heaven in the cloud, and their enemies saw them.
• Isa 37:21Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent to Hezekiah, saying, “Yahweh, the God of Israel says, ‘Because you have prayed to me against Sennacherib king of Assyria,
• Acts 8:2Devout men buried Stephen, and lamented greatly over him.
• Eccl 9:16–18Then I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” Nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
• Isa 37:4It may be Yahweh your God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master has sent to defy the living God, and will rebuke the words which Yahweh your God has heard. Therefore lift up your prayer for the remnant that is left.’”
• Prov 11:11By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
• Acts 27:24saying, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. You must stand before Caesar. Behold, God has granted you all those who sail with you.’
• Job 22:30He will even deliver him who is not innocent. Yes, he shall be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”
• Eccl 7:19Wisdom is a strength to the wise man more than ten rulers who are in a city.

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