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2 Kings 7:2
But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?”
from Elisha’s Prophecy of Plenty, 2 Kings 7:1-2
What it says

The officer supporting the king answers Elisha with scorn, saying the thing seems impossible even if the LORD opened the heavens.

What it is doing

This verse introduces the disbelief that the chapter will answer.

In context

1Then Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’” 2But the officer on whose arm the king leaned answered the man of God, “Look, even if the LORD were to make windows in heaven, could this really happen?”