2 Kings 3:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But now, bring me a harpist.” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha”
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“But now, bring me a harpist.” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.”
King James Version · Public Domain“But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah came upon him.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Kings 3:15 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 10:5After that you will come to Gibeah of God, where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.
- 1 Samuel 16:23And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play, and Saul would become well, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.
- 1 Samuel 18:10The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear,
- 1 Kings 18:46And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.
- 1 Chronicles 25:1Additionally, David and the commanders of the army set apart some of the sons of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun to prophesy with the accompaniment of lyres, harps, and cymbals. The following is the list of the men who performed this service:
- Ezekiel 1:3the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar. And there the LORD’s hand was upon him.
- Ezekiel 3:14So the Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the LORD upon me.
- Ezekiel 3:22And there the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He said to me, “Get up, go out to the plain, and there I will speak with you.”
- Ezekiel 8:1In the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me; and there the hand of the Lord GOD fell upon me.
- Acts 11:21The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
- Ephesians 5:18Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to reckless indiscretion. Instead, be filled with the Spirit.
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