Lièwángjìxià 3:11

11 Yuēshāfǎ shuō , zhèlǐ bú shì yǒu Yēhéhuá de xiānzhī ma . wǒmen kĕyǐ tuō tā qiú wèn Yēhéhuá . Yǐsèliè wáng de yī gè chén zǐ huídá shuō , zhèlǐ yǒu shā fǎ de érzi Yǐlìshā , jiù shì cóng qián fúshì Yǐlìyà de ( yuánwén zuò dǎo shuǐ zaì Yǐlìyà shǒu shàng de ) .

Lièwángjìxià 3:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 3:11

But Jehoshaphat said, is there not here a prophet of the Lord,
that we may inquire of the Lord by him?
&c.] This the good king should have done before be set out, but had neglected it; however, it was not too late:

and one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said;
who might be one that feared the Lord, and was intimate with Elisha, or however had knowledge of him, as appears by what follows:

here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of
Elijah;
or ministered to him, as the Targum; was his menial servant, waited on him, and assisted him when he washed his hands ^F7; some Jewish writers understand it of his pouring water on the hand of Elijah at Carmel, when the altar and trench were filled with it, and when a miracle was wrought, as they fancy, and the fingers of Elijah became as fountains of water.

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FOOTNOTES:

F7 See the like phrase of the business of a servant in Homer, Iliad. 3. ver. 270, & Iliad. 9. ver. 174. Odyss. 1. ver. 147. & Odyss. 3. ver. 388. & Odyss. 4. ver. 258, 261. & passim.

Lièwángjìxià 3:11 In-Context

9 Yúshì , Yǐsèliè wáng hé Yóudà wáng , bìng Yǐdōng wáng , dōu yītóng qù rǎo xíng qī rì de lùchéng . jūnduì hé suǒ daì de shēngchù méiyǒu shuǐ hē .

10 Yǐsèliè wáng shuō , āi zāi . Yēhéhuá zhāo jù wǒmen zhè sān wáng , nǎi yào jiāo zaì Móyē rén de shǒu lǐ .

11 Yuēshāfǎ shuō , zhèlǐ bú shì yǒu Yēhéhuá de xiānzhī ma . wǒmen kĕyǐ tuō tā qiú wèn Yēhéhuá . Yǐsèliè wáng de yī gè chén zǐ huídá shuō , zhèlǐ yǒu shā fǎ de érzi Yǐlìshā , jiù shì cóng qián fúshì Yǐlìyà de ( yuánwén zuò dǎo shuǐ zaì Yǐlìyà shǒu shàng de ) .

12 Yuēshāfǎ shuō , tā bì yǒu Yēhéhuá de huà . yúshì Yǐsèliè wáng hé Yuēshāfǎ , bìng Yǐdōng wáng dōu xià qù jiàn tā .

13 Yǐlìshā duì Yǐsèliè wáng shuō , wǒ yǔ nǐ hé gān . qù wèn nǐ fùqin de xiānzhī hé nǐ mǔqin de xiānzhī ba . Yǐsèliè wáng duì tā shuō , búyào zhèyàng shuō , Yēhéhuá zhāo jù wǒmen zhè sān wáng , nǎi yào jiāo zaì Móyē rén de shǒu lǐ .