his mantle: Την μηλωτην αυτου, his sheep skin, says the Septuagint; the skins of sheep being formerly worn by prophets as the simple insignia of their office. See note on 2Ki 1:8. 1Ki 19:13, 1Ki 19:19
were: 2Ki 2:14; Exo 14:21-22; Jos 3:14-17; Psa 114:5-7; Isa 11:15; Heb 11:29; Rev 16:12