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2 Kings

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Chapter 3

1Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned twelve years. 2He did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, though not like his father and mother, for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made. 3Nevertheless, he clung to the sin of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin; he did not depart from it. 4Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he had to deliver annually to the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams. 5But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. 6So King Jehoram marched out of Samaria at that time and mustered all Israel. 7And he went and sent word to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to battle against Moab?” And he said, “I will go. I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.” 8Then he said, “By which way shall we march?” Jehoram answered, “By the way of the wilderness of Edom.” 9So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom. And when they had made a circuitous march of seven days, there was no water for the army or for the animals that followed them. 10Then the king of Israel said, “Alas! The LORD has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.” 11But Jehoshaphat said, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here, through whom we may inquire of the LORD?” Then one of the king of Israel's servants answered, “Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.” 12And Jehoshaphat said, “The word of the LORD is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him. 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.” But the king of Israel said to him, “No; it is the LORD who has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.” 14And Elisha said, “As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not that I have regard for Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look at you or see you. 15But now bring me a musician.” And when the musician played, the hand of the LORD came upon him. 16And he said, “Thus says the LORD, ‘Make this valley full of trenches.’ 17For thus says the LORD, ‘You shall not see wind or rain, but this valley shall be filled with water, so that you shall drink, you and your livestock and your animals.’ 18This is a light thing in the sight of the LORD. He will also give the Moabites into your hand 19and you shall attack every fortified city and every choice city, and shall cut down every good tree and stop up all springs of water and ruin every good piece of land with stones.” 20The next morning, about the time of offering the sacrifice, behold, water came from the direction of Edom, so that the country was filled with water. 21When all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, all who were able to put on armor, from the youngest to the oldest, were called out and took their stand at the border. 22And when they rose early in the morning, the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood. 23And they said, “This is blood! The kings have surely fought together and slain one another. Now then, Moab, to the spoil!” 24But when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose and struck the Moabites, so that they fled before them. And they went forward, slaughtering the Moabites. 25And they overthrew the cities, and on every good piece of land every man threw a stone until it was covered. They stopped every spring of water and cut down every good tree, until only the stones of Kir-hareseth were left. And the slingers surrounded it and attacked it. 26When the king of Moab saw that the battle was going against him, he took with him 700 swordsmen to break through, opposite the king of Edom, but they could not. 27Then he took his oldest son who was to reign in his place and offered him as a burnt offering on the wall. And there came great wrath against Israel. And they withdrew from him and returned to their own land.