13 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, [a]What have I to do with thee? get thee to the Prophets of thy father, and to the Prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, [b]Nay: for the Lord hath called these three kings, to give them into the hand of Moab.

14 Then Elisha said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, in whose sight I stand, if it were not, that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would [c]not have looked toward thee, nor seen thee.

15 But now bring me a minstrel. And when the minstrel [d]played, the hand of the Lord came upon him.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 3:13 He knew that this wicked king would have but used his counsel to serve his turn, and therefore, he disdained to answer him.
  2. 2 Kings 3:13 The wicked esteem not the servants of God, but when they are driven by every necessity and fear of the present danger.
  3. 2 Kings 3:14 God suffereth his word to be declared to the wicked, because of the godly that are among them.
  4. 2 Kings 3:15 He sang songs to God’s glory, and so stirred up the Prophet’s heart to prophesy.

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