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2 Reyes 3:11

Listen to 2 Reyes 3:11
11 Pero Josafat preguntó:—¿Acaso no hay aquí un profeta del SEÑOR, para que consultemos al SEÑOR por medio de él?Un oficial del rey de Israel contestó:—Aquí cerca está Eliseo hijo de Safat, el que servía a Elías.[a]

2 Reyes 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.


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.
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2 Reyes 3:11 In-Context

9 Fue así como los reyes de Israel, Judá y Edom se pusieron en marcha. Durante siete días anduvieron por el desierto, hasta que el ejército y los animales se quedaron sin agua.
10 —¡Ay! —exclamó el rey de Israel—. ¡El SEÑOR ha reunido a tres reyes para entregarlos en manos de los moabitas!
11 Pero Josafat preguntó:—¿Acaso no hay aquí un profeta del SEÑOR, para que consultemos al SEÑOR por medio de él?Un oficial del rey de Israel contestó:—Aquí cerca está Eliseo hijo de Safat, el que servía a Elías.
12 —Pues él puede darnos palabra del SEÑOR —comentó Josafat.Así que el rey de Israel fue a ver a Eliseo, acompañado de Josafat y del rey de Edom.
13 Pero Eliseo le dijo al rey de Israel:—¿Qué tengo yo que ver con usted? Váyase a consultar a los profetas de su padre y de su madre.—No —respondió el rey de Israel—, pues el SEÑOR nos ha reunido a los tres para entregarnos en manos de los moabitas.

Footnotes 1

  • [a] "servĂ­a a ElĂ­as" . Lit. "echaba agua en manos de ElĂ­as" .
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