And one of his servants said, None, my lord, O king: but Elisha, the prophet that is in Israel, telleth the king of Israel the words that thou speakest in thy bedchamber.
One of his servants replied, 'No, my lord king, it's not any of us. It's Elisha, the prophet in Israel, who tells the king of Israel the very words you speak in your private bedroom.'
The servant is explaining that the prophet Elisha has supernatural knowledge - he can somehow hear the Syrian king's secret conversations and warn Israel about their military plans.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative of 2 Kings, the prophet Elisha served during a period of ongoing conflicts between the divided kingdom of Israel and neighboring powers like Aram (Syria). The king of Aram was devising secret military strategies to ambush Israel, but Elisha, empowered by God, was supernaturally revealing these plans to the Israelite king. This verse captures a moment when one of the Aramean king's servants identifies Elisha as the source of the leaked information.
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