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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.

KJV

Nunc autem adducite mihi psaltem. Cumque caneret psaltes, facta est super eum manus Domini, et ait :

Vulgate

καὶ νῦν λάβε μοι ψάλλοντα. καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἔψαλλεν ὁ ψάλλων, καὶ ἐγένετο ἐπ’ αὐτὸν χεὶρ Κυρίου·

LXX

But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah came upon him.

ASV

וְ/עַתָּ֖ה קְחוּ לִ֣/י מְנַגֵּ֑ן וְ/הָיָה֙ כְּ/נַגֵּ֣ן הַֽ/מְנַגֵּ֔ן וַ/תְּהִ֥י עָלָ֖י/ו יַד יְהוָֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
מְנַגֵּ֥ן
mngn
verb · 15×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
עַתָּ֗ה
'th
adverb · 433×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Does prophecy pertain to knowledge? Is it a habit? Is it only about future contingencies? Does a prophet know all possible matters of prophecy? Does a prophet distinguish that which he perceives by the gift of God, from that which he perceives by his own spirit? Can anything false be the matter of prophecy? Article 1. Whether prophecy pertains to knowledge? Objection 1. It woul…

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 25:1 — Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the num
  • 1Chr 25:1 — Moreover David and the captains of the host separated to the service of the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: and the num
  • 1Kgs 18:46 — And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
  • 1Kgs 18:46 — And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
  • 1Sam 10:5 — After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets c
  • 1Sam 10:5 — After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets c
  • 1Sam 16:16 — Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shal
  • 1Sam 16:23 — And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
  • 1Sam 18:10 — And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin
  • Acts 11:21 — And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
  • Eph 5:18 — And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
  • Ezek 1:3 — The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.
  • Ezek 1:3 — The word of the LORD came expressly unto Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the river Chebar; and the hand of the LORD was there upon him.
  • Ezek 3:14 — So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
  • Ezek 3:14 — So the spirit lifted me up, and took me away, and I went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit; but the hand of the LORD was strong upon me.
  • Ezek 3:22 — And the hand of the LORD was there upon me; and he said unto me, Arise, go forth into the plain, and I will there talk with thee.
  • Ezek 8:1 — And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon m