2 Kings 6:12

Elisha

¹⁰ And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.

¹¹ Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?

And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.

¹³ And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.

¹⁴ Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.

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 one of his servants replied, “No one, my lord the king. For Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom.”
KJV: And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
WEB: One of his servants said, “No, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet who is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.”
ASV: And one of his servants said, Nay, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
DARBY: And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king; but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
BLB: And one of his servants said, “None, my lord the king, but Elisha the prophet, who [is] in Israel, tells the king of Israel the words that you speak in your bedroom.”

ÅB: Da sa en av hans menn: Det har seg ikke så, herre konge; det er Elisa, profeten i Israel, som åpenbarer for Israels konge hvert ord du taler i ditt sovekammer.
OTB: En av hans tjenere svarte, "Nei, min herre konge; men Elisja, profeten som er i Israel, informerer Israels konge om de ordene du taler i ditt soverom."
B1930: Da sa en av hans menn: Det har sig ikke så, herre konge; det er Elisa, profeten i Israel, som åpenbarer for Israels konge hvert ord du taler i ditt sovekammer.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

Daniel 2:28–30
But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions of thy head upon thy bed, are these;
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Amos 3:7
Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
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Daniel 2:22–23
He revealeth the deep and secret things: he knoweth what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him.
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2 Kings 6:9–10
And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down.
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Ecclesiastes 10:20
Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
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Daniel 4:9–18
O Belteshazzar, master of the magicians, because I know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no secret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the interpretation thereof.
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Isaiah 29:15
Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
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Psalms 139:1–4
O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
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