2 Kings 3:14-16

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

¹⁴ And Eliseus said to him: As the Lord of hosts liveth, in whose sight I stand, if I did not reverence the face of Josaphat king of Juda, I would not have hearkened to thee, nor looked on thee.

¹⁵ But now bring me hither a minstrel. And when the minstrel played, the hand of the Lord came upon him, and he said:

¹⁶ Thus saith the Lord: Make the channel of this torrent full of ditches.