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2 Kings 2:12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

12 and Elisha saw it happen. He cried out, “My father! my father![a] Israel’s chariot and steeds!” Then he saw him no longer.

He gripped his own garment, tore it into two pieces,

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Footnotes

  1. 2:12 My father: a religious title accorded prophetic leaders; cf. 6:21; 8:9; and 13:14, where King Joash of Israel reacts to Elisha’s own impending death with the same words Elisha uses here.
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