11 But Jehoshaphat said , " Is there not a prophet of the Lord here , that we may inquire of the Lord by him?" And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said , " Elisha the son of Shaphat is here , who used to pour water on the hands of Elijah ."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 3:11
Commentary on 2 Kings 3:6-19
(Read 2 Kings 3:6-19)
The king of Israel laments their distress, and the danger they were in. He called these kings together, yet he charges it upon Providence. Thus the foolishness of man perverteth his way, and then his heart fretteth against the Lord, Psalm 84:6. We need not inquire whence the water came. God is not tied to second causes. They that sincerely seek for the dew of God's grace, shall have it, and by it be made more than conquerors.