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11 But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here from whom we may inquire of the Lord?” One of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who [a]used to pour water over Elijah’s hands.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 3:11 A Hebrew idiom meaning that one person personally served another.

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)

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  1. 2 Kings 3:11 That is, he was Elijah’s personal servant.