¹⁶ Give ear,^(A) Lord, and hear;^(B) open your eyes,^(C) Lord, and see; listen to the words Sennacherib has sent to ridicule the living God.

¹⁹ Now, Lord our God, deliver^(A) us from his hand, so that all the kingdoms^(B) of the earth may know^(C) that you alone, Lord, are God.”

¹¹ But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom we may inquire^(A) of the Lord?”

An officer of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha^(B) son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.^[a](C)”

³¹ He said, “May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if the head of Elisha son of Shaphat remains on his shoulders today!”