¹⁴ And Elisha said, “As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.

¹⁵ But now bring me a minstrel.” And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.

¹⁶ And he said, “Thus saith the Lord: ‘Make this valley full of ditches.’