2 Kings 3:13

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11 But ^aJehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire of the Lord by him?” So one of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, “Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who ^bpoured water on the hands of Elijah.”

12 And Jehoshaphat said, “The word of the Lord is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom ^awent down to him.

13 Then Elisha said to the king of Israel, ^a“What have I to do with you? ^bGo to ^cthe prophets of your father and the ^dprophets of your mother.” But the king of Israel said to him, “No, for the Lord has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”

14 And Elisha said, ^a“As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you, nor see you.

15 But now bring me ^aa musician.” Then it happened, when the musician ^bplayed, that ^cthe hand of the Lord came upon him.

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2 Kings 3:13

Jehoram' s humility in seeking II Kings 3:12 instead of summoning Elisha, does not save him from rebuke. His reformation II Kings 3:2 had been but a half reformation - a compromise with idolatry.

Nay: for the Lord hath called ... - The force of this reply seems to be - "Nay, reproach me not, since I am in a sore strait - and not only I, but these two other kings also. The Lord - Yahweh - is about to deliver us into the hand of Moab. If thou canst not, or wilt not help, at least do not reproach."

Other Barnes' Notes entries containing 2 Kings 3:13:

2 Kings 3:11
2 Chronicles 21:12
Hosea 1:1
Hosea 9:8

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