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 asked, "Isn't there a prophet of the LORD left here that we could talk to?"

We see no signs for us; there is no longer a prophet, and no one among us knows the future.

"Truly the Lord GOD will do nothing he has mentioned without revealing his purposes to his servants the prophets.

That we may

Ahab's son Jehoram ascended to the throne of Israel at Samaria during the eighteenth year of the reign of Judah's King Jehoshaphat. He reigned for twelve years,

So the leaders of Israel sampled their provisions, but did not ask the LORD about it.

Then the entire army stood up as a single unit and declared, "Nobody's going back to his tent, and nobody's going home!

So Saul died for his transgressions; that is, he acted unfaithfully to the LORD by transgressing the message from the LORD (which he did not keep), by consulting a medium for advice,

So David asked God, "Am I to go out against the Philistines? Will you give me victory over them?" "Go out," the LORD replied to him, "and I'll put them right into your hand."

Because you didn't carry it from the very first, the LORD our God attacked us, since we didn't care for it appropriately."

Poured water

I'll have some water brought to wash your feet while you rest under the tree.

After Moses, the servant of the LORD, had died, the LORD spoke to Nun's son Joshua, announcing to him,

So Elisha turned back, took the pair of oxen, sacrificed them, boiled their flesh using the farm implements for fuel, and gave the food to the people with him. Then he got up, followed Elijah, and became his servant.

But you are not to do so. On the contrary, the greatest among you should become like the youngest, and the one who leads should become like the one who serves.

therefore he got up from the table, removed his outer robe, and took a towel and fastened it around his waist.

She must be well known for her good actions as a woman who has raised children, welcomed strangers, washed the saints' feet, helped the suffering, and devoted herself to doing good in every way.

But you know his proven worth how like a son with his father he served with me in the gospel.