3:1 Now Jehoram 3088 the son 1121 of Ahab 256 began to reign 4427 8804 over Israel 3478 in Samaria 8111 the eighteenth 8083 6240 year 8141 of Jehoshaphat 3092 king 4428 of Judah 3063, and reigned 4427 8799 twelve 8147 6240 years 8141.

3:2 And he wrought 6213 8799 evil 7451 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068; but not like his father 1, and like his mother 517: for he put away 5493 8686 the image 4676 of Baal 1168 that his father 1 had made 6213 8804.(image: Heb. statue)

3:3 Nevertheless he cleaved 1692 8804 unto the sins 2403 of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028, which made Israel 3478 to sin 2398 8689; he departed 5493 8804 not therefrom.

3:4 And Mesha 4338 king 4428 of Moab 4124 was a sheepmaster 5349, and rendered 7725 8689 unto the king 4428 of Israel 3478 an hundred 3967 thousand 505 lambs 3733, and an hundred 3967 thousand 505 rams 352, with the wool 6785.

3:5 But it came to pass, when Ahab 256 was dead 4194, that the king 4428 of Moab 4124 rebelled 6586 8799 against the king 4428 of Israel 3478.

3:6 And king 4428 Jehoram 3088 went out 3318 8799 of Samaria 8111 the same time 3117, and numbered 6485 8799 all Israel 3478.

3:7 And he went 3212 8799 and sent 7971 8799 to Jehoshaphat 3092 the king 4428 of Judah 3063, saying 559 8800, The king 4428 of Moab 4124 hath rebelled 6586 8804 against me: wilt thou go 3212 8799 with me against Moab 4124 to battle 4421? And he said 559 8799, I will go up 5927 8799: I [am] as thou [art], my people 5971 as thy people 5971, [and] my horses 5483 as thy horses 5483.

3:8 And he said 559 8799, Which way 1870 shall we go up 5927 8799? And he answered 559 8799, The way 1870 through the wilderness 4057 of Edom 123.

3:9 So the king 4428 of Israel 3478 went 3212 8799, and the king 4428 of Judah 3063, and the king 4428 of Edom 123: and they fetched a compass 5437 8799 of seven 7651 days' 3117 journey 1870: and there was no water 4325 for the host 4264, and for the cattle 929 that followed 7272 them.(that…: Heb. at their feet)

3:10 And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559 8799, Alas 162! that the LORD 3068 hath called 7121 0 these three 7969 kings 4428 together 7121 8804, to deliver 5414 8800 them into the hand 3027 of Moab 4124!

3:11 But Jehoshaphat 3092 said 559 8799, [Is there] not here a prophet 5030 of the LORD 3068, that we may enquire 1875 8799 of the LORD 3068 by him? And one 259 of the king 4428 of Israel's 3478 servants 5650 answered 6030 8799 and said 559 8799, Here [is] Elisha 477 the son 1121 of Shaphat 8202, which poured 3332 8804 water 4325 on the hands 3027 of Elijah 452.

3:12 And Jehoshaphat 3092 said 559 8799, The word 1697 of the LORD 3068 is 3426 with him. So the king 4428 of Israel 3478 and Jehoshaphat 3092 and the king 4428 of Edom 123 went down 3381 8799 to him.

3:13 And Elisha 477 said 559 8799 unto the king 4428 of Israel 3478, What have I to do with thee? get 3212 8798 thee to the prophets 5030 of thy father 1, and to the prophets 5030 of thy mother 517. And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559 8799 unto him, Nay: for the LORD 3068 hath called 7121 0 these three 7969 kings 4428 together 7121 8804, to deliver 5414 8800 them into the hand 3027 of Moab 4124.

3:14 And Elisha 477 said 559 8799, [As] the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 liveth 2416, before 6440 whom I stand 5975 8804, surely, were it not that 3884 I regard 5375 8802 the presence 6440 of Jehoshaphat 3092 the king 4428 of Judah 3063, I would not look 5027 8686 toward thee, nor see 7200 8799 thee.

3:15 But now bring 3947 8798 me a minstrel 5059 8764. And it came to pass, when the minstrel 5059 8764 played 5059 8763, that the hand 3027 of the LORD 3068 came upon him.

3:16 And he said 559 8799, Thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068, Make 6213 8800 this valley 5158 full of ditches 1356.

3:17 For thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068, Ye shall not see 7200 8799 wind 7307, neither shall ye see 7200 8799 rain 1653; yet that valley 5158 shall be filled 4390 8735 with water 4325, that ye may drink 8354 8804, both ye, and your cattle 4735, and your beasts 929.

3:18 And this is [but] a light thing 7043 8738 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068: he will deliver 5414 8804 the Moabites 4124 also into your hand 3027.

3:19 And ye shall smite 5221 8689 every fenced 4013 city 5892, and every choice 4004 city 5892, and shall fell 5307 8686 every good 2896 tree 6086, and stop 5640 8799 all wells 4599 of water 4325, and mar 3510 8686 every good 2896 piece 2513 of land with stones 68.(mar: Heb. grieve)

3:20 And it came to pass in the morning 1242, when the meat offering 4503 was offered 5927 8800, that, behold, there came 935 8802 water 4325 by the way 1870 of Edom 123, and the country 776 was filled 4390 8735 with water 4325.

3:21 And when all the Moabites 4124 heard 8085 8804 that the kings 4428 were come up 5927 8804 to fight 3898 8736 against them, they gathered 6817 8735 all that were able to put 2296 8802 on armour 2290, and upward 4605, and stood 5975 8799 in the border 1366.(gathered: Heb. were cried together)(put on…: Heb. gird himself with a girdle)

3:22 And they rose up early 7925 8686 in the morning 1242, and the sun 8121 shone 2224 8804 upon the water 4325, and the Moabites 4124 saw 7200 8799 the water 4325 on the other side 5048 [as] red 122 as blood 1818:

3:23 And they said 559 8799, This [is] blood 1818: the kings 4428 are surely 2717 8715 slain 2717 8738, and they have smitten 5221 8686 one 376 another 7453: now therefore, Moab 4124, to the spoil 7998.(slain: Heb. destroyed)

3:24 And when they came 935 8799 to the camp 4264 of Israel 3478, the Israelites 3478 rose up 6965 8799 and smote 5221 8686 the Moabites 4124, so that they fled 5127 8799 before 6440 them: but they went forward 5221 8686 smiting 5221 8687 the Moabites 4124, even in [their] country.(they went…: or, they smote in it even smiting)

3:25 And they beat down 2040 8799 the cities 5892, and on every good 2896 piece 2513 of land cast 7993 8686 every man 376 his stone 68, and filled 4390 8765 it; and they stopped 5640 8799 all the wells 4599 of water 4325, and felled 5307 8686 all the good 2896 trees 6086: only in Kirharaseth 7025 left 7604 8689 they the stones 68 thereof; howbeit the slingers 7051 went about 5437 8799 [it], and smote 5221 8686 it.(only in…: Heb. until he left its stones in Kirharaseth)

3:26 And when the king 4428 of Moab 4124 saw 7200 8799 that the battle 4421 was too sore 2388 8804 for him, he took 3947 8799 with him seven 7651 hundred 3967 men 376 that drew 8025 8802 swords 2719, to break through 1234 8687 [even] unto the king 4428 of Edom 123: but they could 3201 8804 not.

3:27 Then he took 3947 8799 his eldest 1060 son 1121 that should have reigned 4427 8799 in his stead, and offered 5927 8686 him [for] a burnt offering 5930 upon the wall 2346. And there was great 1419 indignation 7110 against Israel 3478: and they departed 5265 8799 from him, and returned 7725 8799 to [their own] land 776.

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