2 Kings 2:12

¹⁰ “You have requested a difficult thing,” said Elijah. “Nevertheless, if you see me as I am taken from you, it will be yours. But if not, then it will not be so.”

¹¹ As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.

As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.

¹³ Elisha also picked up the cloak that had fallen from Elijah, and he went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.

¹⁴ Then he took the cloak of Elijah that had fallen from him and struck the waters. “Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” he asked. And when he had struck the waters, they parted to the right and to the left, and Elisha crossed over.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: As Elisha watched, he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” And he saw Elijah no more. So taking hold of his own clothes, he tore them in two.
KJV: 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.
WEB: Elisha saw it, and he cried, “My father, my father, the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!” He saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: 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.
BLB: And Elisha saw [it], and he cried out, “My father, my father, the chariot of Israel and its horsemen,” and he saw him no more. And he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces.

ÅB: Elisa så det; da ropte han: Min far, min far, Israels vogner og ryttere! Og han så ham ikke mere. Da tok han fatt i sine klær og rev dem i to stykker.
OTB: Elisja så det og ropte, «Min far, min far! Israels vogn og hestfolk!» Og Elisja så ham ikke mer. Så tok han tak i sine egne klær og rev dem i to.
B1930: Elisa så det; da ropte han: Min far, min far, Israels vogner og ryttere! Og han så ham ikke mere. Da tok han fatt i sine klær og rev dem i to stykker.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Kings 13:14
When Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!”
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Isaiah 57:1–2
The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.
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Proverbs 30:4
Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son— surely you know!
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Acts 8:2
God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.
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Isaiah 37:21
Then Isaiah son of Amoz sent a message to Hezekiah: “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Because you have prayed to Me concerning Sennacherib king of Assyria,
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John 3:13
No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
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Ephesians 4:8
This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives away, and gave gifts to men.”
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Luke 24:51
While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.
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