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2 Kings 6:12 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 6 · verse 12
And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.2 Kings 6:12 · King James Version
2 Kings 6:12 in context
10And the king of Israel sent to the place which the man of God told him and warned him of, and saved himself there, not once nor twice.
11Therefore the heart of the king of Syria was sore troubled for this thing; and he called his servants, and said unto them, Will ye not shew me which of us is for the king of Israel?
12And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
13And he said, Go and spy where he is, that I may send and fetch him. And it was told him, saying, Behold, he is in Dothan.
14Therefore sent he thither horses, and chariots, and a great host: and they came by night, and compassed the city about.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- servantsʻebeda servantH5650 →
- speakestdâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- prophetnâbîyʼa prophet or inspired manH5030 →
- tellethnâgadproperly, to frontH5046 →
- ElishaʼĔlîyshâʻElisha, the famous prophetH477 →
- IsraelYisrâʼêlJisrael, a symbolical name of JacobH3478 →
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Here we have Elisha, with his spirit of prophecy, serving the king, as before helping the sons of the prophets; for that, as other gifts, is given to every man to profit withal; and, whatever abilities any man has of doing good, he is by them made a debtor both to the wise and unwise. Observe here, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-12