The word in Scripture

Mantle in the Bible

The word mantle appears 13 times in the King James Version of the Bible. A mantle is a cloak, often a sign of calling and authority. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What mantle means in the Bible

A mantle is a cloak, often a sign of calling and authority.

Where the word mantle appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word mantle appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle.”Judges 4:18

“And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.”1 Samuel 15:27

“So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.”1 Kings 19:19

“He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of Jordan;”2 Kings 2:13

“And at the evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LORD my God,”Ezra 9:5

“Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,”Job 1:20

“And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.”Job 2:12

“Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.”Psalms 109:29