2 Kings 3:11

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But Jehoshaphat asked, "Is there no prophet of the LORD here, through whom we may inquire of the LORD?" One of the servants of the king of Israel answered, "Elisha, son of Shaphat, who used to pour water on the hands of Elijah, is here."

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    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, who poured water on the hands of Elijah."

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But Jehoshaphat{H3092} said,{H559} Is there not here a prophet{H5030} of Jehovah,{H3068} that we may inquire{H1875} of Jehovah{H3068} by him? And one{H259} of the king{H4428} of Israel's{H3478} servants{H5650} answered{H6030} and said,{H559} Elisha{H477} the son{H1121} of Shaphat{H8202} is here, who poured{H3332} water{H4325} on the hands{H3027} of Elijah.{H452}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But Jehoshaphat{H3092} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Is there not here a prophet{H5030} of the LORD{H3068}, that we may enquire{H1875}{(H8799)} of the LORD{H3068} by him? And one{H259} of the king{H4428} of Israel's{H3478} servants{H5650} answered{H6030}{(H8799)} and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Here is Elisha{H477} the son{H1121} of Shaphat{H8202}, which poured{H3332}{(H8804)} water{H4325} on the hands{H3027} of Elijah{H452}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But Iosaphat sayde: Is here no prophet of ye LORDE, yt we maye axe coucell at ye LORDE by him? Then answered one of ye kynge of Israels seruauntes, & saide: Here is Eliseus ye sonne of Saphat, which poured water vpon Elias handes.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    But Iehoshaphat saide, Is there not here a Prophet of the Lorde, that we may inquire of the Lorde by him? And one of the King of Israels seruants answered, and said, Here is Elisha the sonne of Shaphat, which powred water on the handes of Eliiah.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But Iehosaphat said: Is there not here a prophete of the Lorde, that we maye enquire of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israels seruauntes aunswered and saide: Here is Elisa the sonne of Saphat, which powred water on the handes of Elias.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    But Jehoshaphat said, [Is there] not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But Jehoshaphat said, Isn't there here a prophet of Yahweh, that we may inquire of Yahweh by him? One of the king of Israel's servants answered, Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Jehoshaphat saith, `Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah, and we seek Jehovah by him?' And one of the servants of the king of Israel answereth and saith, `Here `is' Elisha son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom we may get directions from the Lord? And one of the king of Israel's men said in answer, Elisha, the son of Shaphat, is here, who was servant to Elijah.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    But Jehoshaphat said, "Isn't there here a prophet of Yahweh, that we may inquire of Yahweh by him?" One of the king of Israel's servants answered, "Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Jehoshaphat asked,“Is there no prophet of the LORD here that we might seek the LORD’s direction?” One of the servants of the king of Israel answered,“Elisha son of Shapat is here; he used to be Elijah’s servant.”

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 22:7 : 7 But Jehoshaphat asked, 'Is there not another prophet of the LORD here whom we can inquire of?'
  • 1 Kgs 19:21 : 21 Elisha returned, took the pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the equipment of the oxen, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he got up, followed Elijah, and became his attendant.
  • John 13:4-5 : 4 got up from the meal, laid aside His outer clothing, and took a towel, tying it around Himself. 5 Then He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to dry them with the towel He had tied around Himself.
  • John 13:13-14 : 13 'You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you are right, because I am.' 14 If I, then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.
  • Phil 2:22 : 22 But you know his proven character, that as a son with his father, he has served with me in the work of the gospel.
  • 1 Tim 5:10 : 10 and is well known for her good works: if she has brought up children, shown hospitality, washed the feet of the saints, helped those in affliction, and devoted herself to every good work.
  • Gen 18:4 : 4 Let a little water be brought so you can wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree.
  • Josh 1:1 : 1 After the death of Moses, the servant of the LORD, the LORD spoke to Joshua, son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying:
  • Josh 9:14 : 14 The men of Israel sampled their provisions but did not inquire of the LORD.
  • Judg 20:8-9 : 8 All the people stood together as one and said, "None of us will go to his tent or turn back to his house. 9 This is what we will do to Gibeah: We will decide by casting lots. 10 We will take ten men out of every hundred, a hundred out of every thousand, and a thousand out of every ten thousand across all the tribes of Israel. They will gather provisions for the army, so we can act against Gibeah in Benjamin for their disgraceful act in Israel. 11 So all the men of Israel were united together as one man against the city.
  • Judg 20:18 : 18 The Israelites went up to Bethel and inquired of God. They said, "Who of us shall go up first to fight against the Benjaminites?" The LORD replied, "Judah shall go first."
  • Judg 20:23 : 23 The Israelites went up and wept before the LORD until evening, and they inquired of the LORD. They asked, "Shall we go up again to wage war against the Benjaminites, our brothers?" The LORD answered, "Go up against them."
  • Judg 20:26-28 : 26 Then all the Israelites, the entire army, went up to Bethel, wept, sat before the LORD, and fasted that day until evening. They offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings before the LORD. 27 And the Israelites inquired of the LORD (the Ark of the Covenant of God was there in those days), 28 and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, was ministering before it. They asked, "Shall we go up again to fight against the Benjaminites, our brothers, or shall we stop?" The LORD answered, "Go, for tomorrow I will give them into your hands."
  • 2 Kgs 2:25-3:1 : 25 From there, he went on to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria. 1 Jehoram, son of Ahab, became king over Israel in Samaria during the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, and he reigned for twelve years.
  • 2 Kgs 3:3 : 3 However, he continued in the sins of Jeroboam, son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin; he clung to those sins and did not turn away from them.
  • 1 Chr 10:13 : 13 Saul died because of his unfaithfulness to the LORD. He did not keep the word of the LORD and even sought guidance from a medium to inquire of it.
  • 1 Chr 14:10 : 10 David inquired of God, saying, "Should I go up against the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hand?" The LORD replied, "Go up, and I will deliver them into your hand."
  • 1 Chr 14:14 : 14 David inquired of God again, and God replied, "Do not go directly after them. Instead, circle around them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.
  • 1 Chr 15:13 : 13 For because you did not carry it the first time, the LORD our God broke out against us, since we did not seek Him according to the proper procedure."
  • Ps 74:9 : 9 We no longer see our signs; there is no more prophet, and no one among us knows how long.
  • Amos 3:7 : 7 Surely the Lord God does nothing without revealing His secret to His servants, the prophets.
  • Luke 22:26-27 : 26 But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who leads like the one who serves. 27 For who is greater, the one who reclines at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who reclines at the table? But I am among you as the one who serves.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Kgs 3:12-15
    4 verses
    85%

    12 Jehoshaphat said, "The word of the LORD is with him." So the king of Israel, Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom went down to him.

    13 Elisha said to the king of Israel, "What do we have to do with each other? Go to the prophets of your father and the prophets of your mother." But the king of Israel said to him, "No, because it is the LORD who has called these three kings together to hand them over to Moab."

    14 Elisha replied, "As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, whom I serve, were it not for the presence of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, I would not pay attention to you or even look at you."

    15 "But now, bring me a musician." While the musician played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha.

  • 1 Kgs 22:5-7
    3 verses
    82%

    5 Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, 'Please, first seek an answer from the LORD today.'

    6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets, about four hundred men, and asked them, 'Should I go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or not?' They said, 'Go up, and the Lord will give it into the king’s hands.'

    7 But Jehoshaphat asked, 'Is there not another prophet of the LORD here whom we can inquire of?'

  • 2 Chr 18:3-6
    4 verses
    81%

    3 Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, 'Will you go with me to Ramoth Gilead?' Jehoshaphat replied, 'I am as you are, and my people as your people; we will join you in the battle.'

    4 But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, 'Please, first seek the word of the LORD today.'

    5 So the king of Israel gathered the prophets, four hundred men, and asked them, 'Shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or should I refrain?' They answered, 'Go up, for God will give it into the hand of the king.'

    6 But Jehoshaphat asked, 'Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here whom we can inquire of?'

  • 2 Kgs 3:10
    77%

    10 Then the king of Israel said, "Alas! The LORD has called these three kings together to hand them over to Moab."

  • 2 Kgs 6:11-13
    3 verses
    76%

    11 The king of Aram became very upset about this. He called his servants and said to them, "Will you not tell me who among us is on the side of the king of Israel?"

    12 One of his servants said, "No, my lord the king; Elisha, the prophet in Israel, tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your bedroom."

    13 So the king said, "Go and see where he is, so I can send men to capture him." When he was told, "He is in Dothan,"

  • 2 Kgs 2:14-16
    3 verses
    76%

    14 He took the cloak that had fallen from Elijah and struck the water with it. 'Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?' he asked. When he struck the water, it divided to the right and to the left, and he crossed over.

    15 The company of the prophets from Jericho saw him from a distance and said, 'The spirit of Elijah is resting on Elisha.' And they went to meet him and bowed to the ground before him.

    16 They said to him, 'Look, we have fifty able men among your servants. Let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has picked him up and set him down on some mountain or in some valley.' But Elisha replied, 'Do not send them.'

  • 2 Kgs 5:8
    74%

    8 When Elisha, the man of God, heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, he sent the king this message: 'Why have you torn your clothes? Let Naaman come to me, and he will know that there is a prophet in Israel.'

  • 2 Kgs 9:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 Elisha the prophet called one of the sons of the prophets and said to him, 'Gird your loins, take this flask of oil in your hand, and go to Ramoth-Gilead.'

    2 When you arrive there, look for Jehu son of Jehoshaphat son of Nimshi. Go to him, make him rise from among his companions, and lead him into an inner room.

  • 1 Kgs 17:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 Elijah, the Tishbite from the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years, except by my word."

    2 And the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

  • 1 Kgs 19:15-16
    2 verses
    73%

    15 The LORD said to him, 'Go back the way you came, and go to the wilderness of Damascus. When you arrive, anoint Hazael as king over Aram.'

    16 Anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah to be prophet in your place.

  • 1 Kgs 18:11
    73%

    11 Now you tell me, 'Go and say to your master, Elijah is here!'

  • 2 Kgs 1:3
    73%

    3 But the angel of the LORD told Elijah the Tishbite, 'Go up and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and say to them, "Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?"'

  • 1 Kgs 18:35-36
    2 verses
    73%

    35 The water ran down around the altar and even filled the trench.

    36 At the time of the evening offering, Elijah the prophet approached and said, "LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known today that You are God in Israel, that I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your command.

  • 1 Kgs 20:13
    73%

    13 Meanwhile, a prophet approached Ahab, king of Israel, and said, 'This is what the LORD says: Do you see this vast army? I will give it into your hand today, and you will know that I am the LORD.'

  • 2 Kgs 6:31-32
    2 verses
    72%

    31 He said, "May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today!"

    32 Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, "Do you see how this murderer is sending someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger arrives, shut the door and hold it shut against him. Is not the sound of his master's footsteps behind him?"

  • 2 Kgs 5:13
    72%

    13 But his servants approached him and said, 'My father, if the prophet had told you to do something great, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he says to you, “Wash and be cleansed”? '

  • 2 Kgs 6:21
    72%

    21 When the king of Israel saw them, he said to Elisha, "My father, should I kill them? Should I kill them?"

  • 2 Chr 18:17
    72%

    17 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, 'Didn't I tell you that he never prophesies anything good about me, but only bad?'

  • 2 Kgs 8:14
    71%

    14 Then Hazael left Elisha and returned to his master, who asked him, "What did Elisha say to you?" Hazael replied, "He told me that you will certainly recover."

  • 2 Kgs 5:15
    71%

    15 Then Naaman and all his entourage returned to the man of God. They stood before him, and Naaman said, 'Now I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. Please accept a gift from your servant.'

  • 2 Kgs 4:1-2
    2 verses
    71%

    1 A certain woman, the wife of one of the prophets, cried out to Elisha, saying, "Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. Now the creditor has come to take my two sons as slaves."

    2 Elisha said to her, "What can I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?" She replied, "Your servant has nothing in the house except a small jar of oil."

  • 2 Kgs 1:13
    71%

    13 A third time, the king sent a captain with fifty men. This third captain approached, fell on his knees before Elijah, and pleaded with him, 'Man of God, please let my life and the lives of these fifty servants of yours be precious in your eyes.'

  • 1 Kgs 22:18
    71%

    18 The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, 'Didn’t I tell you that he never prophesies anything good about me, only bad?'

  • 2 Chr 19:2
    71%

    2 Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer, went out to meet King Jehoshaphat and said to him, 'Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the LORD’s wrath is upon you.'

  • 2 Kgs 1:7
    71%

    7 The king asked them, 'What kind of man was it who came to meet you and told you this?'

  • 2 Chr 18:9
    71%

    9 The king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah, dressed in their royal robes, were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, and all the prophets were prophesying before them.

  • 2 Kgs 8:4
    71%

    4 Meanwhile, the king was speaking to Gehazi, the servant of the man of God, saying, "Please tell me about all the great deeds Elisha has done."

  • 1 Kgs 22:9
    71%

    9 So the king of Israel called an officer and said, 'Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah.'

  • 2 Kgs 1:15
    71%

    15 The angel of the LORD said to Elijah, 'Go down with him; do not be afraid of him.' So Elijah got up and went down with him to the king.

  • 2 Kgs 2:4
    70%

    4 Then Elijah said to him, "Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me to Jericho." But Elisha replied, "As the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you." So they went to Jericho.

  • 1 Kgs 18:9
    70%

    9 But Obadiah said, "What have I done wrong that you are handing your servant over to Ahab to be killed?"

  • 2 Kgs 9:5
    70%

    5 When he arrived, he found the commanders of the army sitting together. He said, 'Commander, I have a message for you.' Jehu asked, 'For which one of us?' He replied, 'For you, commander.'