3:10 The king of Israel said, “Oh no! 1 Certainly the Lord has summoned these three kings so that he can hand them over to the king of Moab!”
3:11 Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here that we might seek the Lord’s direction?” 2 One of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shapat is here; he used to be Elijah’s servant.” 3 3:12 Jehoshaphat said, “The Lord speaks through him.” 4 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to visit him.
1 tn Or “ah.”
2 tnHeb “that we might inquire of the Lord through him?”
3 tnHeb “who poured water on the hands of Elijah.” This refers to one of the typical tasks of a servant.