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But Jehoshaphat asked, "Isn't there a prophet of the Lord here? Can't we ask the Lord for advice through him?" An officer of the king of Israel spoke up. He answered, "Elisha is here. He's the son of Shaphat. Elisha used to serve Elijah."
Reference
Greek: εἰ μή (ei mḗ)
if not
Hebrew: ʼăbâl
nay, i.e. truly or yet
Greek: ἐκεῖ (ekeî)
there; by extension, thither
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: προφήτης (prophḗtēs)
a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet
Hebrew: nᵉbîyʼ
a prophet
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: ὧδε (hōde)
in this same spot, i.e. here or hither
Hebrew: ʼêphôw
strictly a demonstrative particle, here; but used of time, now or then
Hebrew: ʼănûw
we
Greek: αἰτέω (aitéō)
to ask (in genitive case)
Hebrew: bᵉʻâʼ
to seek or ask
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: γνώμη (gnṓmē)
cognition, i.e. (subjectively) opinion, or (objectively) resolve (counsel, consent, etc.)
Hebrew: ṭaʻam
properly, a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: πράκτωρ (práktōr)
a practiser, i.e. (specially), an official collector
Hebrew: shôṭêr
properly, a scribe, i.e. (by analogy or implication) an official superintendent or magistrate
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: βασιλεύω (basileúō)
to rule (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: melek
a king
Hebrew: Yisrᵉʼêlîy
a Jisreelite or descendant of Jisrael
Hebrew: chishshur
combined, i.e. the nave or hub of awheel (as holding the spokes together)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: ʼĔlîyshâʻ
Elisha, the famous prophet
Greek: ὧδε (hōde)
in this same spot, i.e. here or hither
Hebrew: ʼêphôw
strictly a demonstrative particle, here; but used of time, now or then
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: bar
the heir (apparent to the throne)
Hebrew: Shâphâṭ
Shaphat, the name of four Israelites
Hebrew: ʼĔlîyshâʻ
Elisha, the famous prophet
Greek: λατρεύω (latreúō)
to minister (to God), i.e. render religious homage
Hebrew: ʼÊlîyâh
Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites
Kingdom
1 Chronicles 10:13
Parallel theme
1 Kings 19:21
1 Chronicles 14:14
Prophecy
1 Kings 22:7
Psalm 74:9
Amos 3:7
References Israel
2 Kings 3:3
References Lord
1 Chronicles 14:10
1 Chronicles 15:13
Verse Explanation
Jehoshaphat asks whether there is a prophet of the Lord available. One of Israel's officers mentions Elisha, the servant who had faithfully assisted Elijah. Jehoshaphat's first response to crisis is to seek God's guidance rather than rely solely on military strategy.
History
Elisha had recently succeeded Elijah as Israel's leading prophet.