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2 Kings 3:12-14
International Standard Version
2 Kings 3:12-14
International Standard Version
12 Jehoshaphat answered, “He receives messages from[a] the Lord.” So the king of Israel, Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom went to visit Elisha.[b]
13 Elisha asked the king of Israel, “What do I have in common[c] with you? Go visit your parents’ prophets.”[d]
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.
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- 2 Kings 3:12 Lit. He has the word of
- 2 Kings 3:12 Lit. him
- 2 Kings 3:13 The Heb. lacks in common
- 2 Kings 3:13 Lit. the prophets of your father and the prophets of your mother
2 Kings 3:12-14
New International Version
2 Kings 3:12-14
New International Version
12 Jehoshaphat said, “The word(A) of the Lord is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
13 Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Why do you want to involve me? Go to the prophets of your father and the prophets of your mother.”
“No,” the king of Israel answered, “because it was the Lord who called us three kings together to deliver us into the hands of Moab.”
14 Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, if I did not have respect for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not pay any attention to you.
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