2 Kings 6:12
Then said one of his servants, None, my lord O king,—but, Elisha, the prophet, who is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words which thou speakest in thy bed-chamber.
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2 Kings 5:3And she said unto her mistress, Ah! would that my lord were before the prophet, who is in Samaria! then, would he set him free from his leprosy.
2 Kings 5:13Then drew near his servants, and spake unto him, and said—My father! if, some great thing, the prophet had commanded thee, wouldst thou not have done it? then, how much rather, when he hath said unto thee, Bathe and be clean?
2 Kings 6:9The man of God, therefore, sent unto the king of Israel, saying—Beware of passing by this place,—for, thither, are the Syrians coming down.
Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, nor understanding, nor counsel, to confront Yahweh.
Isaiah 8:10Determine a plan,—and it shall be frustrated,—Speak a word, and it shall not stand, For With-us-is-GOD!
Jeremiah 23:23Am I, a God at hand, Demandeth Yahweh, And not a God afar off?
Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 6:9-13
The Syrians Ensnared; the Syrians Generously Liberated. ( b. c. 893.) 8 Then the king of Syria warred against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp. 9 And the man of God sent unto the king of Israel, saying, Beware that thou pass not such a place; for thither the Syrians are come down. 10 And 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. 11 Therefore the heart of the king of… Read the whole commentary →