Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Now bring me a musician."
New American Standard Bible
But now
King James Version
But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
Holman Bible
Now, bring me a musician.”
While the musician played,
A Conservative Version
But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of LORD came upon him.
American Standard Version
But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah came upon him.
Amplified
But now bring me a musician.” And it came about while the musician played, that the hand (power) of the Lord came upon Elisha.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
And now fetch me a minstrel. And it came to pass when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah was upon him.
Julia Smith Translation
And now take to me a player on an instrument And it was when the player played, and the hand of Jehovah will be upon him.
King James 2000
But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
Lexham Expanded Bible
But now, bring me a musician." It happened that at the moment the musician played, the hand of Yahweh came upon him.
Modern King James verseion
And now bring me a minstrel. And it happened when the minstrel played, the hand of Jehovah came on him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But now bring me a minstrel. And as the minstrel played, the hand of the LORD was upon him.
NET Bible
But now, get me a musician." When the musician played, the Lord energized him,
New Heart English Bible
But now bring me a minstrel." It happened, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came on him.
The Emphasized Bible
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.
Webster
But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
World English Bible
But now bring me a minstrel." It happened, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Yahweh came on him.
Youngs Literal Translation
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,
Themes
Armies » March in ranks » Religious ceremonies attending » Seeking counsel from God before battle
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Jehoram, or joram
Moabites » Israelites had war with
Music » Musicians » Players on instruments
Music » Effects produced on the prophets of old by
Topics
Interlinear
Laqach
Nagan
Yad
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 3:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joram Meets Moab In Battle
14 But Elisha responded, "As the LORD of the Heavenly Armies lives, in whose presence I stand, I would never pay attention to you or even look in your direction were it not for my continuous respect for the presence of King Jehoshaphat of Judah. 15 Now bring me a musician." 16 As the musician played, the hand of the LORD rested on Elisha, so he said, "This is what the LORD says: "Fill this valley with trench after trench!'
Cross References
Ezekiel 1:3
a message from the LORD came directly to Buzi's son Ezekiel, the priest, by the Chebar River in the land of the Chaldeans. The hand of the LORD rested upon him there.
1 Samuel 16:23
Whenever an evil spirit from God came to Saul, David would take the lyre and play it. Relief would come to Saul and he would be better, because the evil spirit would leave him.
1 Kings 18:46
After Ahab had left, the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his mantle into his belt and outran Ahab in a race to the city gate of Jezreel.
1 Samuel 10:5
"After that you will come to Gibeath-elohim where the Philistine garrison is. As you arrive there at the town, you'll meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre being played in front of them, and they'll be prophesying.
Ezekiel 3:14
Then the Spirit lifted me up and carried me away. I went bitterly with an angry attitude as the hand of the LORD rested on me.
Ezekiel 3:22
The hand of the LORD was upon me, and he told me, "Get up! Go to the valley, and I'll speak with you there."
Ezekiel 8:1
In the sixth year, on the fifth day of the sixth month, I had just sat down in my house, with the elders of Judah seated in front of me. All of a sudden, the hand of the Lord GOD touched me
1 Samuel 18:10
The next day, while David was playing the lyre as he had before, the evil spirit from the LORD attacked Saul, and he began to rave inside the house with a spear in his hand.
1 Chronicles 25:1-3
Along with officers in his army, David consecrated to assist in service to the descendants of Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun those who prophesy with lyres, harps, and cymbals.
Acts 11:21
The hand of the Lord was with them, and a large number of people believed and turned to the Lord.
Ephesians 5:18-19
Stop getting drunk with wine, which leads to wild living, but keep on being filled with the Spirit.