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2 Kings 3:15
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Now, bring me a musician.”
But now bring me a minstrel. It happened, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came on him.
But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.
But now bring me a musician." And when the musician played, the hand of the Lord came upon him.
Now bring me someone who plays the harp." While the harp was being played, the Lord gave Elisha power.
But now, get me a musician." When the musician played, the Lord energized him,
"But now bring me a musician." And it came about while the musician played, that the hand (power) of the LORD came upon Elisha.
"But now bring me a musician." And it came about, when the musician played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
So now bring me a musician." And it came about, when the musician played, that the hand of Yahweh came upon him.
Then Elisha said, "Send for someone who can play the harp." The harpist began playing, and the Lord gave Elisha this message for Joram:
But now, bring me a musician." As the musician played, the hand of Adonai fell on Elisha;
And now fetch me a minstrel. And it came to pass when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah was upon him.
But now bring me someone who plays the harp." When the person played the harp, the Lord 's power came on Elisha.
But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, the hand of the LORD came upon him.
Now get me a musician." As the musician played his harp, the power of the Lord came on Elisha,
But now, bring me a musician." It happened that at the moment the musician played, the hand of Yahweh came upon him.
And now, bring a minstrel to me. And it happened when the minstrel played, the hand of Jehovah was on him.
So bringe me now a mynstrell. And whan the mynstrell played vpo the instrument, the hande of the LORDE came vpo him.
But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah came upon him.
But now, get me a player of music, and it will come about that while the man is playing, the hand of the Lord will come on me and I will give you the word of the Lord: and they got a player of music, and while the man was playing, the hand of the Lord was on him.
But now bryng me a minstrell. And when the minstrell played, the hand of the Lorde came vpon him:
But now bring me a minstrel.' And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
But now bring me a minstrell. And it came to passe when the minstrell played, that the hand of the Lord came vpon him.
And now fetch me a harper. And it came to pass, as the harper harped, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.
But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
But now, bring me a harpist." And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha
Now forsothe brynge ye to me a sautrere. And whanne the sautrere song, the hond of the Lord was maad on hym, and he seide, The Lord seith these thingis,
and now, bring to me a minstrel; and it hath been, at the playing of the minstrel, that the hand of Jehovah is on him,
But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Yahweh came on him.
But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
But now bring me a minstrel. It happened, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Yahweh came on him.
But now bring me a musician." Then it happened, when the musician played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
Now bring me someone who can play the harp." While the harp was being played, the power of the Lord came upon Elisha,
But now bring me a man who plays music." And when the man played music, the power of the Lord came upon Elisha.
But get me a musician." And then, while the musician was playing, the power of the Lord came on him.
But, now, bring me one that can touch the strings. For it used to be, when the player touched the strings, then would, the hand of Yahweh, be upon him.
But now bring me hither a minstrel. And when the minstrel played, the hand of the Lord came upon him, and he said:
But now bring me a minstrel." And when the minstrel played, the power of the LORD came upon him.
"But now bring me a minstrel." And it came about, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
bring me: This was evidently intended to soothe and tranquillize the prophet's mind, which had been agitated and discomposed with holy indignation by the presence of the idolatrous king, and the recollection of his abomination. The soothing influence of music is generally acknowledged in every civilized nation. 1 Samuel 10:5, 1 Samuel 16:23, 1 Samuel 18:10, 1 Chronicles 25:2, 1 Chronicles 25:3, Ephesians 5:18, Ephesians 5:19
the hand: 1 Kings 18:46, Ezekiel 1:3, Ezekiel 3:14, Ezekiel 3:22, Ezekiel 8:1, Acts 11:21
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 16:16 - play 2 Samuel 6:5 - David 2 Kings 4:13 - to the king 1 Chronicles 13:8 - David 1 Chronicles 25:1 - prophesy Hosea 9:8 - with
Cross-References
Nowe the serpent was more subtill then any beast of the fielde, which the Lord God had made: and he said to the woman, Yea, hath God in deede said, Ye shall not eate of euery tree of the garden?
But of the fruite of the tree which is in the middes of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eate of it, neither shall ye touche it, lest ye die.
Then the serpent said to the woman, Ye shall not die at all,
So the woman (seeing that the tree was good for meate, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to get knowledge) tooke of the fruite thereof, and did eate, & gaue also to her husband with her, and he did eate.
Then the eyes of them both were opened, and they knewe that they were naked, and they sewed figge tree leaues together, and made them selues breeches.
Afterward they heard the voyce of the Lord God walking in the garden in the coole of the day, and the man & his wife hid themselues from the presence of the Lorde God among the trees of the garden.
Who saide, I heard thy voyce in the garden, and was afraide: because I was naked, therefore I hid my selfe.
And the Lorde God saide to the woman, Why hast thou done this? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eate.
Then the Lord God said to the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed aboue all cattell, and aboue euery beast of the fielde: vpon thy belly shalt thou goe, and dust shalt thou eate all the dayes of thy life.
I wil also put enimitie betweene thee and the woman, and betweene thy seede & her seede. He shall breake thine head, and thou shalt bruise his heele.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But now bring me a minstrel,.... A piper, a man that knows how to play upon the harp, as the Targum; according to Procopius Gazaeus, this was one of the Levites he ordered to be fetched, who was used to the spiritual melody of David, and could play on musical instruments as he directed. This he did to allay his passion, and compose his spirits, ruffled at the sight of Jehoram, and to fit him to receive prophetic inspiration, which sometimes came upon the Lord's prophets when thus employed, see 1 Samuel 10:5. Some think h the music the prophet called for is that sort the Greeks call "harmony", which is the gravest and saddest, and settles the affections:
and it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him; the spirit of prophecy, as the Targum, which came by the power of God, and as a gift from his hand.
h Weemse's Christ. Synagog. l. 1. c. 6. sect. 4. p. 143.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Music seems to have been a regular accompaniment of prophecy in the “schools of the prophets” (marginal reference), and an occasional accompaniment of it elsewhere Exodus 15:20.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Kings 3:15. Bring me a minstrel. — A person who played on the harp. The rabbins, and many Christians, suppose that Elisha's mind was considerably irritated and grieved by the bad behaviour of the young men at Beth-el, and their tragical end, and by the presence of the idolatrous king of Israel; and therefore called for Divine psalmody, that it might calm his spirits, and render him more susceptible of the prophetic influence. To be able to discern the voice of God, and the operation of his hand, it is necessary that the mind be calm, and the passions all in harmony, under the direction of reason; that reason may be under the influence of the Divine Spirit.
The hand of the Lord came upon him. — The playing of the harper had the desired effect; his mind was calmed, and the power of God descended upon him. This effect of music was generally acknowledged in every civilized nation. Cicero, in his Tusculan Questions, lib. iv., says, that "the Pythagoreans were accustomed to calm their minds, and soothe their passions, by singing and playing upon the harp." Pythagoraei mentes suas a cogitationum intentione cantu fidibusque ad tranquillitatem traducebant. I have spoken elsewhere of the heathen priests who endeavoured to imitate the true prophets, and were as actually filled with the devil as the others were with the true God. The former were thrown into violent agitations and contortions by the influence of the demons which possessed them, while the latter were in a state of the utmost serenity and composure.
