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13 Elisha asked the king of Israel, “What do I have in common[a] with you? Go visit your parents’ prophets.”[b]

The king of Israel replied, “No! The Lord has summoned these three kings so he can hand them over to Moab!”

14 But Elisha responded, “As the Lord of the Heavenly Armies lives, in whose presence I stand, I would never pay attention to you or even look in your direction were it not for my continuous respect for the presence of King Jehoshaphat of Judah. 15 Now bring me a musician.”

As the musician played, the hand of the Lord rested on Elisha,

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 3:13 The Heb. lacks in common
  2. 2 Kings 3:13 Lit. the prophets of your father and the prophets of your mother