2 Kings 13:21

Translations

Modern

Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.

Traditional

And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

Literal

And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that suddenly they spied a band, and they cast the man in the tomb of Elisha, and the man was let down and touched the bones of Elisha, and he was revived and stood on his feet.

Latin

Quidam autem sepelientes hominem, viderunt latrunculos, et projecerunt cadaver in sepulchro Elisei. Quod cum tetigisset ossa Elisei, revixit homo, et stetit super pedes suos.

Original

Hebrew

English

Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.

Notes

2 Kings 13:20–21

Elisha’s death offers a chance to share one last story about the prophet.
The Moabite raiders seemed to plan their attacks on Israel during the early harvest, before the summer heat.
The dead man came back to life when his body touched Elisha’s bones, showing that Elisha’s prophecy would come true. Weakened Israel (2 Kings 13:7) would recover and drive away the Aramean invaders (2 Kings 13:25; 14:25; compare Ezekiel 37:1–14).

Theme notes and profiles

Arameans Elijah Elisha The Promise of New Life

Events

Prophecies of Elisha

Related verses

Acts 19:12
…so that even handkerchiefs and aprons that had touched him were taken to the sick, and the diseases and evil spirits left them.
John 5:28–29
Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
2 Kings 4:35
Elisha turned away and paced back and forth across the room. Then he got on the bed and stretched himself out over the boy again, and the boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.
Ezekiel 37:1–10
The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones.
John 5:25
Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
Acts 5:15
As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.
Isaiah 26:19
Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.
Revelation 11:11
But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them.
Matthew 27:52–53
The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised.
John 11:44
The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.

People

Elisha: A prophet who succeeded Elijah

Glossary

Book of Amos Elisha Jehoahaz Kings, Books of First and Second Samaria

Topics

Dead (People): The Young Man Laid in Elisha's Grave Elisha: Bones of, Restore a Dead Man to Life Jehoash: Also Called Joash: Successor of Jehoahaz Kings: Who Reigned Over Israel: Jehoash or Joash Miracles Wrought Through Servants of God: Elisha: A Man Restored to Life Miracles: Catalogue of The Dead Man Was Restored to Life Prayer Cloths Prophecy: Miscellaneous, Fulfilled: The Striking of Syria by Joash The Dead: Instances of, Restored to Life Before Christ

2 Kings 13:21

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