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2 Kings 3:15

Guidance and decisionsThe Holy Spirit

13 Elisha, however, said to the king of Israel, “What have we to do with each other? Go to the prophets of your father and of your mother!” “No,” replied the king of Israel, “for it is the LORD who has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”

14 Then Elisha said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not for my regard for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you or acknowledge you.

But now, bring me a harpist.” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha

16 and he said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Dig this valley full of ditches.’

17 For the LORD says, ‘You will not see wind or rain, but the valley will be filled with water, and you will drink—you and your cattle and your animals.’

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But now, bring me a harpist.” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha
KJV
But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
WEB
But now bring me a musician.” When the musician played, the LORD’s hand came on him.
ASV
But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah came upon him.
DARBY
And now fetch me a minstrel. And it came to pass when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah was upon him.
BLB
And bring me a harpist.” And it came to pass, at the playing of the harpist, that the hand of YHWH came upon him.
ÅB
Men hent nå en harpespiller til meg! Da så harpespilleren spilte på sin harpe, kom Herrens Ånd over ham[^2].
OTB
Men nå, hent meg en musiker." Og mens musikeren spilte, kom Herrens hånd over Elisja.
B1930
Men hent nu en harpespiller til mig! Da så harpespilleren spilte på sin harpe, kom Herrens Ånd over ham. / < ESK 1, 3.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 16:23

    And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play, and Saul would become well, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.

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  • Ephesians 5:18–19

    Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.

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  • 1 Samuel 10:5

    After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.

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  • Ezekiel 1:3

    the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar. And there the LORD’s hand was upon him.

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  • 1 Kings 18:46

    And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

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  • Ezekiel 8:1

    In the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me; and there the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me.

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  • 1 Chronicles 25:1–3

    Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:

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  • 1 Samuel 18:10

    The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear,

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