He picked up Elijah’s cloak, which had fallen off him, and went back and stood on the shore of the Jordan.

But the Babylonian army chased after the king. They caught up with him in the plains of Jericho, and his entire army deserted him.

He took the cloak that had fallen off Elijah, hit the water with it, and said, “Where is the Lord, the God of Elijah?” When he hit the water, it divided and Elisha crossed over.

So he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him up as a burnt sacrifice on the wall. There was an outburst of divine anger against Israel, so they broke off the attack and returned to their homeland.