2 Kings 3:15

“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. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him." - 2 Kings 3:15
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What does 2 Kings 3:15 mean?

2 Kings 3:15 (KJV) reads: "But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him." This verse comes from the Old Testament book of 2 Kings, which provides a historical account of the kings of Israel and Judah. In this…

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In 2 Kings 3:15, we encounter an intriguing moment in the life of the prophet Elisha, where he commands, "But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him" (KJV). This verse is not just a narrative of a…

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Heavenly Father, Creator of all that is good and pure, I come before You in reverence and awe, bringing my heart into Your holy presence. I recall the moment captured in 2 Kings 3:15, where the prophet declared, "But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the…

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2 Kings 3:15 - "But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him."
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1 kings 3:15
2 Kings 15:3 - "And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;"
2 Kings 15:15 - "And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel."
2 Kings 3:16-19
2 Kings 15:11 - "And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel."
2 Kings 15:6 - "And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Kings 15:21 - "¶ And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
2 Kings 15:31 - "And the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel."
2 Kings 15:36 - "¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Kings 15:26 - "And the rest of the acts of Pekahiah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel."
"And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;" - 2 Kings 15:3
2 Kings 3:10 - "And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!"
2 Kings 15:29 show the army and attack
2 Kings 18:15 - "And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house."
2 Kings 3:23 - "And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil."
2 Kings 14:15 - "¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"
2 Kings 3:6 - "¶ And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel."
2 Kings 15:22 - "And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead."
2 Kings 15:1 - "In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign."
2 Kings 3:16 - "And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches."
"And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel." - 2 Kings 15:15
1 Kings 15:2 - "Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom."
2 Kings 12:15 - "Moreover they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to be bestowed on workmen: for they dealt faithfully."
2 Kings 15:37 - "In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah."