2 Kings 3:13-15

International Standard Version

¹³ Elisha asked the king of Israel, “What do I have in common^[a] with you? Go visit your parents’ prophets.”^[b]

The king of Israel replied, “No! The Lord has summoned these three kings so he can hand them over to Moab!”

¹⁴ But Elisha responded, “As the Lord of the Heavenly Armies lives, in whose presence I stand, I would never pay attention to you or even look in your direction were it not for my continuous respect for the presence of King Jehoshaphat of Judah. ¹⁵ Now bring me a musician.”

As the musician played, the hand of the Lord rested on Elisha,