And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
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Interpretation
The king of Israel laments their distress, and the danger they were in. He called these kings together, yet he charges it upon Providence.
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This thought runs through 2 Kings 3:11-15.
Glossary
- Moab Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.
- Elisha Person
- God his salvation, the son of Shaphat of Abel-meholah, who became the attendant and disciple of Elijah ( 1 Kings 19:16-19 ).