2 Kings / Question
Elisha picked up Elijah’s cloak and struck the water of the Jordan. He said, “Where is the LORD, the God of Elijah?” and the water parted to one side and to the other so he crossed over. The sons of the prophets saw and said the spirit of Elijah rested on Elisha (2 Kings 2:13–15).
In 2 Kings 2:13–15, Elisha picks up Elijah’s fallen cloak and turns back to the Jordan. Using that same cloak, he strikes the river and calls on “Yahweh, the God of Elijah.” The water splits, letting him cross, repeating the earlier sign associated with Elijah. This scene follows immediately after Elijah is taken away (2 Kings 2:1–12), leaving Elisha to continue the prophetic work. Just before this, Elijah had struck the Jordan with his cloak and crossed, and Elisha had asked for a “double portion” of Elijah’s spirit (2 Kings 2:8–10).
This short scene presents a public confirmation that Elisha has stepped into Elijah’s prophetic role. Elisha takes up Elijah’s cloak, returns to the Jordan, repeats Elijah’s earlier action, and the river divides so he can cross. The story’s own emphasis is on continuity: the same location, the same object, and the same kind of sign, now done by Elisha.
A careful answer keeps the immediate passage, the book's argument, and the whole-Bible storyline together, so the question is answered in context instead of as a detached idea.
Start with 2 Kings 2:13-15, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
13He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of the Jordan.
14He took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and struck the waters, and said, Where is Yahweh, the God of Elijah? and when he also had struck the waters, they were divided here and there; and Elisha went over.
15When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho over against him saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah does rest on Elisha. They came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.