New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 3:11-19
11But JehoshaphatH3092 saidH559, “1IsH369 thereH369 noH369 prophetH5030 of the LordH3068 hereH6311, that we may inquireH1875 of the LordH3068 by him?” And oneH259 of the kingH4428 of Israel’sH3478 servantsH5650 answeredH6030 and saidH559, “2ElishaH477 the sonH1121 of ShaphatH8202 is hereH6311, 3whoH834 used to pourH3332 waterH4325 on the handsH3027 of ElijahH452.” 12And JehoshaphatH3092 saidH559, “The wordH1697 of the LordH3068 is with him.” So the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 and JehoshaphatH3092 and the kingH4428 of EdomH112 wentH3381 downH3381 to him.
13Now ElishaH477 saidH559 to the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478, “4WhatH4100 business do you have with me? 5GoH1980 to your father’sH1 prophetsH5030 and your mother’sH517 prophetsH5030.” But the kingH4428 of IsraelH3478 saidH559 to him, “NoH408, for the LordH3068 has calledH7121 theseH428 threeH7969 kingsH4428 together to handH5414H3027 them overH5414 to MoabH4124.” 14ElishaH477 saidH559, “6As surely as the LordH3068 of armiesH6635 livesH2416, beforeH6440 whomH834 I standH5975, if I did not respectH5375H6440 JehoshaphatH3092 the kingH4428 of JudahH3063, I would not lookH5027 at you norH518 seeH7200 you. 15But nowH6258 7bringH3947 me a 8musicianH5059.” And it cameH1961 aboutH1961, when the 9musicianH5059 playedH5059, that 10the handH3027 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 upon him. 16And he saidH559, “ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068 saysH559: ‘MakeH6213 thisH2088 valleyH5158 11fullH1356 of trenchesH1356.’ 17For the LordH3068 saysH559 thisH3541: ‘You will not seeH7200 windH7307, norH3808 will you seeH7200 rainH1653; yet that valleyH5158 12shall be filledH4390 with waterH4325, so that you will drinkH8354, you, your livestockH4735, and your other animalsH929. 18And thisH2088 isH7043 anH7043 13insignificantH7043 thingH7043 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068; He will also giveH5414 the MoabitesH4124 into your handH3027. 1914Then you shall strikeH5221 everyH3605 fortifiedH4013 cityH5892 and everyH3605 choiceH4004 cityH5892, and 15cutH5307 downH5307 everyH3605 goodH2896 treeH6086 and stopH5640 upH5640 allH3605 the springsH4599 of waterH4325, and spoilH3510 everyH3605 goodH2896 plotH2513 ofH2513 landH2513 with stonesH68.’”
Notes
- 1. 2 Kings 3:11 1 Kin 22:7 ↩
- 2. 2 Kings 3:11 2 Kin 2:25 ↩
- 3. 2 Kings 3:11 1 Kin 19:21; John 13:4, 5, 13, 14 ↩
- 4. 2 Kings 3:13 Lit What to me and to you, an ancient idiom ↩
- 5. 2 Kings 3:13 1 Kin 18:19; 22:6-11, 22-25 ↩
- 6. 2 Kings 3:14 1 Kin 17:1; 2 Kin 5:16 ↩
- 7. 2 Kings 3:15 1 Sam 16:23; 1 Chr 25:1 ↩
- 8. 2 Kings 3:15 Lit string player ↩
- 9. 2 Kings 3:15 Lit string player ↩
- 10. 2 Kings 3:15 1 Kin 18:46; Ezek 1:3 ↩
- 11. 2 Kings 3:16 Lit trenches, trenches ↩
- 12. 2 Kings 3:17 Ps 107:35 ↩
- 13. 2 Kings 3:18 Jer 32:17, 27; Mark 10:27; Luke 1:37 ↩
- 14. 2 Kings 3:19 2 Kin 3:25 ↩
- 15. 2 Kings 3:19 Lit fell ↩
Commentaries on 2 Kings 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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