2 Kings 3:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may inquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.

Is there not here

1 Kings 22:7

Psalm 74:9

Amos 3:7

That we may

Poured water

Philippians 2:22

Bible References

Is there not here

But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no other prophet of the Lord here from whom we may get directions?

We do not see our signs: there is no longer any prophet, or anyone among us to say how long.

Certainly the Lord will do nothing without making clear his secret to his servants, the prophets.

That we may

And Jehoram, the son of Ahab, became king over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of the rule of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah; and he was king for twelve years.

And the men took some of their food, without requesting directions from the Lord.

Then all the people got up as one man and said, Not one of us will go to his tent or go back to his house:

So death came to Saul because of the sin which he did against the Lord, that is, because of the word of the Lord which he kept not; and because he went for directions to one who had an evil spirit,

And David, desiring directions from God, said, Am I to go up against the Philistines? and will you give them into my hands? And the Lord said, Go up; for I will give them into your hands.

For because you did not take it at the first, the Lord our God sent punishment on us, because we did not get directions from him in the right way.

Poured water

Let me get water for washing your feet, and take your rest under the tree:

Now after the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord, the word of the Lord came to Joshua, the son of Nun, Moses' helper, saying,

And he went back, and took the oxen and put them to death, and cooking their flesh with the yokes of the oxen, he gave the people a feast. Then he got up and went after Elijah and became his servant.

But let it not be so with you; but he who is greater, let him become like the younger; and he who is chief, like a servant.

Got up from table, put off his robe and took a cloth and put it round him.

And if witness is given of her good works; if she has had the care of children, if she has been kind to travellers, washing the feet of the saints, helping those who are in trouble, giving herself to good works.

But his quality is clear to you; how, as a child is to its father, so he was a help to me in the work of the good news.