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2 Kings 3 – King James Version (KJV)

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Jehoram Meets Moab Rebellion

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2Ki 3:1 - Now Jehoram^H3088 the son^H1121 of Ahab^H256 began to reign^H4427 over^H5921 Israel^H3478 in Samaria^H8111 the^H8141^➔ eighteenth^H8083^H6240 year^➔^H8141 of Jehoshaphat^H3092 king^H4428 of Judah,^H3063 and reigned^H4427 twelve^H8147^H6240 years.^H8141

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2Ki 3:2 - And he wrought^H6213 evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD;^H3068 but^H7535 not^H3808 like his father,^H1 and like his mother:^H517 for he put away^H5493 the image^H4676 of Baal^H1168 that^H834 his father^H1 had made.^H6213

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2Ki 3:3 - Nevertheless^H7535 he cleaved^H1692 unto the sins^H2403 of Jeroboam^H3379 the son^H1121 of Nebat,^H5028 which^H834 made^H2398^➔ Israel^H3478 to sin;^➔^H2398 he departed^H5493 not^H3808 therefrom.^H4480

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2Ki 3:4 - And Mesha^H4338 king^H4428 of Moab^H4124 was^H1961 a sheepmaster,^H5349 and rendered^H7725 unto the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 an hundred^H3967 thousand^H505 lambs,^H3733 and an hundred^H3967 thousand^H505 rams,^H352 with the wool.^H6785

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2Ki 3:5 - But it came to pass,^H1961 when^H4194^➔ Ahab^H256 was dead,^➔^H4194 that^H6586^➔ the king^H4428 of Moab^H4124 rebelled^➔^H6586 against the king^H4428 of Israel.^H3478

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2Ki 3:6 - And^H3318^➔ king^H4428 Jehoram^H3088 went out^➔^H3318 of Samaria^H8111 the same^H1931 time,^H3117 and numbered^H6485 all^H3605 Israel.^H3478

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2Ki 3:7 - And he went^H3212 and sent^H7971 to^H413 Jehoshaphat^H3092 the king^H4428 of Judah,^H3063 saying,^H559 The king^H4428 of Moab^H4124 hath rebelled^H6586 against me: wilt thou go^H3212 with me^H854 against^H413 Moab^H4124 to battle?^H4421 And he said,^H559 I will go up:^H5927 I^H3644 am as thou^H3644 art, my people^H5971 as thy people,^H5971 and my horses^H5483 as thy horses.^H5483

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2Ki 3:8 - And he said,^H559 Which^H335 way^H1870 shall we go up?^H5927 And he answered,^H559 The way^H1870 through the wilderness^H4057 of Edom.^H123

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2Ki 3:9 - So^H3212^➔ the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 went,^➔^H3212 and the king^H4428 of Judah,^H3063 and the king^H4428 of Edom:^H123 and they fetched a compass^H5437 of seven^H7651 days'^H3117 journey:^H1870 and^H3808^➔ there was^H1961 no^➔^H3808 water^H4325 for the host,^H4264 and for the cattle^H929 that^H834 followed them.^H7272

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2Ki 3:10 - And^H559^➔ the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 said,^➔^H559 Alas!^H162 that^H3588 the LORD^H3068 hath called^H7121^➔ these^H428 three^H7969 kings^H4428 together,^➔^H7121 to deliver^H5414 them^H853 into the hand^H3027 of Moab!^H4124

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2Ki 3:11 - But^H559^➔ Jehoshaphat^H3092 said,^➔^H559 Is there not^H369 here^H6311 a prophet^H5030 of the LORD,^H3068 that we may enquire^H1875 of the LORD^H3068 by him?^H853 And^H6030^➔ one^H259 of the^H5650^➔ king of^H4428 Israel's^H3478 servants^➔^H5650 answered^➔^H6030 and said,^H559 Here^H6311 is Elisha^H477 the son^H1121 of Shaphat,^H8202 which^H834 poured^H3332 water^H4325 on^H5921 the hands^H3027 of Elijah.^H452

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2Ki 3:12 - And^H559^➔ Jehoshaphat^H3092 said,^➔^H559 The word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 is^H3426 with him.^H853 So^H3381^➔ the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 and Jehoshaphat^H3092 and the king^H4428 of Edom^H123 went down^➔^H3381 to him.^H413

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2Ki 3:13 - And^H559^➔ Elisha^H477 said^➔^H559 unto^H413 the king^H4428 of Israel,^H3478 What^H4100 have I to do with thee? get thee^H3212 to^H413 the prophets^H5030 of thy father,^H1 and to^H413 the prophets^H5030 of thy mother.^H517 And^H559^➔ the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 said^➔^H559 unto him, Nay:^H408 for^H3588 the LORD^H3068 hath called^H7121^➔ these^H428 three^H7969 kings^H4428 together,^➔^H7121 to deliver^H5414 them^H853 into the hand^H3027 of Moab.^H4124

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2Ki 3:14 - And^H559^➔ Elisha^H477 said,^➔^H559 As the LORD^H3068 of hosts^H6635 liveth,^H2416 before^H6440 whom^H834 I stand,^H5975 surely,^H3588 were it not that^H3884 I^H589 regard^H5375 the presence^H6440 of Jehoshaphat^H3092 the king^H4428 of Judah,^H3063 I would^H5027^➔ not^H518 look^➔^H5027 toward thee,^H413 nor^H518 see thee.^H7200

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2Ki 3:15 - But now^H6258 bring^H3947 me^H589 a minstrel.^H5059 And it came to pass,^H1961 when^H5059^➔ the minstrel^H5059 played,^➔^H5059 that^H1961^➔ the hand^H3027 of the LORD^H3068 came^➔^H1961 upon him.^H5921

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2Ki 3:16 - And he said,^H559 Thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD,^H3068 Make^H6213 this^H2088 valley^H5158 full of ditches.^H1356

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2Ki 3:17 - For^H3588 thus^H3541 saith^H559 the LORD,^H3068 Ye shall^H7200^➔ not^H3808 see^➔^H7200 wind,^H7307 neither^H3808 shall ye see^H7200 rain;^H1653 yet^H5158^➔ that^H1931 valley^➔^H5158 shall be filled^H4390 with water,^H4325 that ye may drink,^H8354 both ye,^H859 and your cattle,^H4735 and your beasts.^H929

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2Ki 3:18 - And^H7043^➔ this^H2063 is but a light thing^➔^H7043 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD:^H3068 he will deliver^H5414^➔ the Moabites^H4124 also^➔^H5414 into your hand.^H3027

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2Ki 3:19 - And ye shall smite^H5221 every^H3605 fenced^H4013 city,^H5892 and every^H3605 choice^H4004 city,^H5892 and^H3605^➔ shall fell^H5307 every^➔^H3605 good^H2896 tree,^H6086 and^H3605^➔ stop^H5640 all^➔^H3605 wells^H4599 of water,^H4325 and^H3605^➔ mar^H3510 every^➔^H3605 good^H2896 piece of land^H2513 with stones.^H68

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2Ki 3:20 - And it came to pass^H1961 in the morning,^H1242 when^H5927^➔ the meat offering^H4503 was offered,^➔^H5927 that, behold,^H2009 there came^H935 water^H4325 by the way^H1870 of Edom,^H123 and^H4390^➔ the country^H776 was filled^➔^H4390 with^H853 water.^H4325

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2Ki 3:21 - And when all^H3605 the Moabites^H4124 heard^H8085 that^H3588 the kings^H4428 were come up^H5927 to fight^H3898 against them, they gathered^H6817 all^H3605 that were able to put on^H2296 armour,^H2290 and upward,^H4605 and stood^H5975 in^H5921 the border.^H1366

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2Ki 3:22 - And they rose up early^H7925 in the morning,^H1242 and the sun^H8121 shone^H2224 upon^H5921 the water,^H4325 and^H7200^➔ the Moabites^H4124 saw^➔^H7200 the water^H4325 on the other side^H5048 as red^H122 as blood:^H1818

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2Ki 3:23 - And they said,^H559 This^H2088 is blood:^H1818 the kings^H4428 are^H2717^➔ surely^H2717 slain,^➔^H2717 and they have smitten^H5221 one^H376 another:^H7453 now therefore,^H6258 Moab,^H4124 to the spoil.^H7998

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2Ki 3:24 - And when they came^H935 to^H413 the camp^H4264 of Israel,^H3478 the Israelites^H3478 rose up^H6965 and smote^H5221 the Moabites,^H4124 so that they fled^H5127 before them:^H6440 but they went forward^H5221 smiting^H5221 the Moabites,^H4124 even in their country.^H5221

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2Ki 3:25 - And^H5892^➔ they beat down^H2040 the cities,^➔^H5892 and on every^H3605 good^H2896 piece of land^H2513 cast^H7993 every man^H376 his stone,^H68 and filled it;^H4390 and^H3605^➔ they stopped^H5640 all^➔^H3605 the wells^H4599 of water,^H4325 and^H3605^➔ felled^H5307 all^➔^H3605 the^H6086^➔ good^H2896 trees:^➔^H6086 only^H5704 in Kirharaseth^H7025^H7025 left they^H7604 the stones thereof;^H68 howbeit^H5437^➔ the slingers^H7051 went about^➔^H5437 it, and smote it.^H5221

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2Ki 3:26 - And when^H7200^➔ the king^H4428 of Moab^H4124 saw^➔^H7200 that^H3588 the battle^H4421 was too sore^H2388 for him,^H4480 he took^H3947 with him^H853 seven^H7651 hundred^H3967 men^H376 that drew^H8025 swords,^H2719 to break through^H1234 even unto^H413 the king^H4428 of Edom:^H123 but^H3808^➔ they could^H3201 not.^➔^H3808

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2Ki 3:27 - Then he took^H3947 his^H1121^➔ eldest^H1060 son^➔^H1121 that^H834 should have reigned^H4427 in his stead,^H8478 and offered him^H5927 for a burnt offering^H5930 upon^H5921 the wall.^H2346 And there was^H1961 great^H1419 indignation^H7110 against^H5921 Israel:^H3478 and they departed^H5265 from him,^H5921 and returned^H7725 to^H776^➔ their own land.^➔^H776

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