"When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, "Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?" "Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit," Elisha replied. "You have asked a difficult thing," Elijah said, "yet if you see me when I am taken from you, it will be yours—otherwise, it will not." As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elisha saw this and cried out, "My father! My father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!" And Elisha saw him no more. Then he took hold of his garment and tore it in two. Elisha then picked up Elijah's cloak that had fallen from him and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. He took the cloak that had fallen from Elijah and struck the water with it. "Where now is the Lord, the God of Elijah?" he asked. When he struck the water, it divided to the right and to the left, and he crossed over. … When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his couch. He went in, shut the door on the two of them and prayed to the Lord. … Elisha sent a messenger to say to him, "Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed." … So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy.""
— 2 Kings 2:9-14; 4:32-33; 5:10; 5:14 (NIV)
People who search bible verses about Elisha want Scripture on Elisha — the prophet who asked a double portion, took Elijah's mantle, raised the Shunammite's son, and pointed Naaman to the Jordan — not only hope alone, faith alone, or deliverance alone as generic themes. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about faith, Bible verses about deliverance, Bible verses about prayer, Bible verses about trust, Bible verses about obedience, Bible verses about Elijah, Bible verses about Moses, Bible verses about Joshua, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about Christ, and Bible verse of the day. Elisha here means the prophet of 2 Kings — distinct from generic hope lists and from Elijah or Moses exclusives alone.
Word study (lead theme). In Hebrew, אֱלִישָׁע Elisha (Strong's H477; Bible Hub H477) — Elisha ("God is salvation"). In 2 Kings 2 he receives the mantle; in 2 Kings 4 he raises the boy; in 2 Kings 5 Naaman washes and is cleansed. This list tracks that Elisha inventory — not hope-alone twelve or faith-alone twelve.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 2 presses Elisha's request for a double portion and the parting of Jordan with Elijah's cloak (Bible Hub MHC 2 Kings 2; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 2). (Hope, faith, and deliverance pages live elsewhere; this list centers Elisha.)
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12 Bible verses about Elisha
1 Kings 19:19-21. "So Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen, and he himself was driving the twelfth pair. Elijah went up to him and threw his cloak around him. Elisha then left his oxen and ran after Elijah. "Let me kiss my father and mother goodbye," he said, "and then I will come with you." "Go back," Elijah replied. "What have I done to you?" So Elisha left him and went back. He took his yoke of oxen and slaughtered them. He burned the plowing equipment to cook the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow Elijah and became his servant." Cloak thrown — Elisha follows. See Bible verses about obedience.
2 Kings 2:9. "When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, "Tell me, what can I do for you before I am taken from you?" "Let me inherit a double portion of your spirit," Elisha replied." Double portion of your spirit. See Bible verses about hope.
2 Kings 2:13-14. "Elisha then picked up Elijah's cloak that had fallen from him and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. He took the cloak that had fallen from Elijah and struck the water with it. "Where now is the Lord, the God of Elijah?" he asked. When he struck the water, it divided to the right and to the left, and he crossed over." Mantle strikes Jordan — he crosses. See Bible verses about faith.
2 Kings 2:19-21. "The people of the city said to Elisha, "Look, our lord, this town is well situated, as you can see, but the water is bad and the land is unproductive." "Bring me a new bowl," he said, "and put salt in it." So they brought it to him. Then he went out to the spring and threw the salt into it, saying, "This is what the Lord says: 'I have healed this water. Never again will it cause death or make the land unproductive.'"" Water healed — salt in the spring. See Bible verses about deliverance.
2 Kings 4:2-7. "Elisha replied to her, "How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?" "Your servant has nothing there at all," she said, "except a small jar of olive oil." Elisha said, "Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don't ask for just a few. Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side." She left him and shut the door behind her and her sons. They brought the jars to her and she kept pouring. When all the jars were full, she said to her son, "Bring me another one." But he replied, "There is not a jar left." Then the oil stopped flowing. She went and told the man of God, and he said, "Go, sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live on what is left."" Oil multiplies — debts paid. See Bible verses about trust.
2 Kings 4:32-35. "When Elisha reached the house, there was the boy lying dead on his couch. He went in, shut the door on the two of them and prayed to the Lord. Then he got on the bed and lay on the boy, mouth to mouth, eyes to eyes, hands to hands. As he stretched himself out on him, the boy's body grew warm. Elisha turned away and walked back and forth in the room and then got on the bed and stretched out on him once more. The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes." Boy sneezed — life returned. See Bible verses about prayer.
2 Kings 5:10. "Elisha sent a messenger to say to him, "Go, wash yourself seven times in the Jordan, and your flesh will be restored and you will be cleansed."" Wash seven times — Naaman. See Bible verses about obedience.
2 Kings 5:14. "So he went down and dipped himself in the Jordan seven times, as the man of God had told him, and his flesh was restored and became clean like that of a young boy." Dipped seven times — flesh restored. See Bible verses about deliverance.
2 Kings 6:16-17. ""Don't be afraid," the prophet answered. "Those who are with us are more than those who are with them." And Elisha prayed, "Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see." Then the Lord opened the servant's eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha." Open his eyes — chariots of fire. See Bible verses about faith.
2 Kings 6:18. "As the enemy came down toward him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, "Strike this army with blindness." So he struck them with blindness, as Elisha had asked." Blindness on the army — prayer answered. See Bible verses about prayer.
2 Kings 13:20-21. "Elisha died and was buried. Now Moabite raiders used to enter the country every spring. Once while some Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders; so they threw the man's body into Elisha's tomb. When the body touched Elisha's bones, the man came to life and stood up on his feet." Bones of Elisha — life returned. See Bible verses about hope.
Luke 4:27. "And there were many in Israel with leprosy in the time of Elisha the prophet, yet not one of them was cleansed—only Naaman the Syrian."" Naaman remembered — Jesus cites Elisha. See Bible verses about Jesus.
How to use these verses
Pick one verse when you need Elisha — not twelve as a grind. If you need the double portion and mantle, start at 2 Kings 2:9–14. If you need the Shunammite's son raised, open 2 Kings 4:32–35. If you need Naaman in the Jordan, open 2 Kings 5:10–14. For Elijah who went up in the whirlwind, open Bible verses about Elijah. For Moses who parted the sea, open Bible verses about Moses. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.
Questions people ask
What is a good Bible verse about Elisha?
2 Kings 2:9–14 is the clear starting place; 2 Kings 4:32–35 and 5:10–14 press the raised son and Naaman's cleansing.
How do Bible verses about Elisha differ from hope alone?
Hope pages gather waiting on God in general. This list centers Elisha — mantle, miracles, and the double portion.
What Hebrew word sits under Elisha?
Elisha (H477) — Elisha ("God is salvation").
Why isn't a generic deliverance list the exclusive center of this page?
Those exclusive deliverance leads stay on the deliverance hub so the lists stay distinct (this page owns the Elisha mantle and Naaman inventory above).
How is Elisha different from Elijah alone?
Elijah pages gather Carmel and the whirlwind. This list centers Elisha who received the mantle and continued the prophetic work.
