מלכים ב 3:13

Hebrew Modern Translation

ויאמר אלישע אל מלך ישראל מה לי ולך לך אל נביאי אביך ואל נביאי אמך ויאמר לו מלך ישראל אל כי קרא יהוה לשלשת המלכים האלה לתת אותם ביד מואב׃

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Aleppo Codex
ויאמר אלישע אל מלך ישראל מה לי ולך לך אל נביאי אביך ואל נביאי אמך ויאמר לו מלך ישראל אל כי קרא יהוה לשלשת המלכים האלה לתת אותם ביד מואב

Biblia Hebrica Stuttgartensia (1967/77)
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֜ע אֶל־מֶ֤לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מַה־לִּ֣י וָלָ֔ךְ לֵ֚ךְ אֶל־נְבִיאֵ֣י אָבִ֔יךָ וְאֶל־נְבִיאֵ֖י אִמֶּ֑ךָ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אַ֗ל כִּֽי־קָרָ֤א יְהוָה֙ לִשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת֙ הַמְּלָכִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה לָתֵ֥ת אוֹתָ֖ם בְּיַד־מוֹאָֽב ׃

Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלִישָׁע אֶל־מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל מַה־לִּי וָלָךְ לֵךְ אֶל־נְבִיאֵי אָבִיךָ וְאֶל־נְבִיאֵי אִמֶּךָ וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל אַל כִּֽי־קָרָא יְהוָה לִשְׁלֹשֶׁת הַמְּלָכִים הָאֵלֶּה לָתֵת אוֹתָם בְּיַד־מוֹאָֽב ׃

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

What: Ezekiel 14:3-5, Matthew 8:29, John 2:4, 2 Corinthians 5:16, 2 Corinthians 6:15

get: Judges 10:14, Ruth 1:15, Proverbs 1:28, Jeremiah 2:27, Jeremiah 2:28

the prophets: 1 Kings 18:19, 1 Kings 22:6, 1 Kings 22:10, 1 Kings 22:11, 1 Kings 22:22-25

Nay: 2 Kings 3:10, Deuteronomy 32:37-39, Hosea 6:1

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 17:18 - What have I 1 Kings 22:15 - Go and prosper 2 Kings 10:19 - all the prophets 2 Chronicles 18:5 - prophets Psalms 15:4 - a vile Proverbs 28:4 - but Isaiah 57:13 - let Jeremiah 37:19 - Where Lamentations 3:39 - a man Ezekiel 13:12 - Where Ezekiel 20:1 - that certain Ezekiel 20:31 - and shall Ezekiel 20:39 - Go ye Daniel 5:17 - Let Mark 6:20 - feared Mark 14:41 - Sleep

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, what have I to do with thee?.... An idolater; I can hold no discourse nor have any conversation with thee, nor give thee any advice or assistance:

get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother; the prophets of Baal, and of the groves:

and the king of Israel said unto him, nay; meaning, he would not apply to them, who he was sensible could give him no relief, only to the Lord God, from whom this affliction was, and therefore begs he would pray to him to have mercy on them; so the Targum,

"I beseech thee remember not the sins of that wickedness, pray for mercy for us:''

for the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab; signifying, that he should not perish alone, but the other two kings with him, who had no connection with the prophets of his father and mother in their idolatry, and therefore hoped for their sakes mercy would be shown.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jehoram’s humility in seeking 2 Kings 3:12 instead of summoning Elisha, does not save him from rebuke. His reformation 2 Kings 3:2 had been but a half reformation - a compromise with idolatry.

Nay: for the Lord hath called ... - The force of this reply seems to be - “Nay, reproach me not, since I am in a sore strait - and not only I, but these two other kings also. The Lord - Yahweh - is about to deliver us into the hand of Moab. If thou canst not, or wilt not help, at least do not reproach.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 3:13. Get thee to the prophets of thy father — This was a just, but cutting reproof.

Nay — The Chaldee adds here, I beseech thee, do not call the sins of this impiety to remembrance, but ask mercy for us; because the Lord hath called, c. The Arabic has, I beseech thee, do not mention of our transgressions, but use kindness towards us. It is very likely that some such words were spoken on the occasion but these are the only versions which make this addition.