The power of the Lord was on Elijah, and he tucked his mantle under his belt and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
2 Kings 3:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Now, bring me a musician.’ While the musician played, the Lord’s hand came on Elisha. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But now bring me a minstrel. And while the minstrel played, the hand and power of the Lord came upon [Elisha]. American Standard Version (1901) But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah came upon him. Common English Bible Now bring me a musician.” While the musician played, the LORD’s power came over Elisha. Catholic Public Domain Version But now, bring a musician to me." And while the musician was playing, the hand of the Lord fell upon him, and he said: Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But now bring me hither a minstrel. And when the minstrel played, the hand of the Lord came upon him, and he said: |
The power of the Lord was on Elijah, and he tucked his mantle under his belt and ran ahead of Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
Then he said, ‘This is what the Lord says: “Dig ditch after ditch in this wadi.”
the word of the Lord came directly to the priest Ezekiel son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the Chebar Canal. The Lord’s hand was on him there.
The Spirit lifted me up and took me away. I left in bitterness and in an angry spirit, and the Lord’s hand was on me powerfully.
The hand of the Lord was on me there, and he said to me, ‘Get up, go out to the plain, and I will speak with you there.’
In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, I was sitting in my house and the elders of Judah were sitting in front of me, and there the hand of the Lord God came down on me.
The Lord’s hand was with them, and a large number who believed turned to the Lord.
‘After that you will come to Gibeah of God where there are Philistine garrisons. When you arrive at the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place prophesying. They will be preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres.
Let our lord command your servants here in your presence to look for someone who knows how to play the lyre. Whenever the evil spirit from God comes on you, that person can play the lyre, and you will feel better.’
Whenever the spirit from God came on Saul, David would pick up his lyre and play, and Saul would then be relieved, feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.
The next day an evil spirit sent from God came powerfully on Saul, and he began to rave inside the palace. David was playing the lyre as usual, but Saul was holding a spear,