11 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom we may inquire(A) of the Lord?”

An officer of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha(B) son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.[a](C)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 3:11 That is, he was Elijah’s personal servant.

11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.

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“Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don’t wash their hands before they eat!”(A)

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Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.

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