2 Kings 3:13Elisha said to the king of Israel, "What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father, and to the prophets of your mother." The king of Israel said to him, "No; for Yahweh has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab."
The setting
Desert camp, ~850 BC. Prophet Elisha confronts King Jehoram of Israel, son of the infamous Ahab and Jezebel, who comes seeking help after worshipping Baal.
The emotion here: righteous indignation at spiritual compromise
The original word
nāḇī' (נָבִיא) — prophet, but Elisha uses it mockingly of the false Baal prophets
Why it matters
Jehoram had 'put away' the Baal pillar but kept the golden calves of Jeroboam - partial reformation
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Kings 3:13
Elisha's anger isn't just personal - he's protecting God's reputation from being mixed with Baal worship
Common misconceptionPeople think Elisha was being unloving or unforgiving, but he was actually protecting the integrity of God's message from being contaminated by idol worship.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Kings 3:13
Bible Genome reading
2 Kings 3:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Kings 3:13 comes from the book of 2 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The setting is the battlefield. These words are attributed to Elisha. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include prophetic confrontation, spiritual separation. Notable phrases: What have I to do with you. This verse contains a command.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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