2 Kings 3:15
13 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, 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, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
14 And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
16 And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.
17 For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
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.
Compare
- 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 it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
Read in contextEphesians 5:18–19
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Read in context1 Samuel 10:5
After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:
Read in contextEzekiel 1:3
The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.
Read in context1 Kings 18:46
And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
Read in contextEzekiel 8:1
And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me.
Read in context1 Chronicles 25:1–3
Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the number of the workmen according to their service was:
Read in context1 Samuel 18:10
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand.
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