But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
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Gill's Exposition
And this is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord,.... To give them such a plenty of water in such an extraordinary manner: he would do for them what was greater, not only save them from falling…
Barnes' Notes
Music seems to have been a regular accompaniment of prophecy in the “schools of the prophets” (marginal reference), and an occasional accompaniment of it elsewhere Exo 15:20.
Adam Clarke
Bring me a minstrel - A person who played on the harp. The rabbins, and many Christians, suppose that Elisha's mind was considerably irritated and grieved by the bad behavior of the young men at…
Jehoram has no sooner got the sceptre into his hand than he takes the sword into his hand, to reduce Moab. Crowns bring great cares and perils to the heads that wear them; no sooner in honour than in…
Cambridge Bible
But now bring me a minstrel Of the power of music over the mind we have examples in the history of Saul (1Sa 16:23) and also of the use of music by the companies of prophets (1Sa 10:5). But neither of…
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