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.
Ver. 14. As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand.] As his servant; and therefore may not fear the face of any mortal wight, be he never so great a king or kaiser.
Surely, were it not that I regard the presence.] So saith the Lord to the world of wicked ones, concerning his saints and servants mixed among them. The scaffold standeth but only for the building's sake; the hedge for the grain's sake: when the building is finished, the scaffold is taken down; when the grain is ripe, the hedge is burned; so here.