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Jehoram Meets Moabite Rebellion

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Now Jehoram^H3088 the son^H1121 of Ahab^H256 became^H4427 king^H4427 over^H5921 Israel^H3478 at Samaria^H8111 in the eighteenth^H8083^H6240 year^H8141 of Jehoshaphat^H3092 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063, and he reigned^H4427 for twelve^H8147^H6240 years^H8141.

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2Ki 3:2 - He did^H6213 evil^H7451 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD^H3068, though^H7534 not like his father^H1 and his mother^H517; for he removed^H5493 the memorial^H4676 stone^H4676 of Baal^H1168 which^H834 his father^H1 had made^H6213.

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2Ki 3:3 - Nevertheless^H7534, he clung^H1692 to the sins^H2403 of Jeroboam^H3379 the son^H1121 of Nebat^H5028, into which^H834 he misled^H2398 Israel^H3478; he did not abandon^H5493 them.

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Now Mesha^H4338 the king^H4428 of Moab^H4124 was a sheep^H5349 breeder^H5349, and he used to make^H7725 tribute payments^H7725 to the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 of a hundred^H3967 thousand^H505 lambs^H3733, and the wool^H6785 of a hundred^H3967 thousand^H505 rams^H352.

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2Ki 3:5 - However, when King Ahab^H256 died^H4194, the king^H4428 of Moab^H4124 broke^H6586 with^H6586 the [fn]king^H4428 of Israel^H3478.

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2Ki 3:6 - So King^H4428 Jehoram^H3088 left^H3318 Samaria^H8111 for battle [fn]at that time^H3117 and mustered^H6485 all^H3605 Israel^H3478.

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2Ki 3:7 - Then he went^H1980 and sent^H7971 word to Jehoshaphat^H3092 the king^H4428 of Judah^H3063, saying^H559, “The king^H4428 of Moab^H4124 has broken^H6586 away^H6586 from^H6586 me. Will you go^H1980 with me to fight^H4421 against^H413 Moab^H4124?” And he said^H559, “I will go^H5927 up^H5927. [fn]Consider me yours, my people^H5971 as your people^H5971, my horses^H5483 as your horses^H5483.”

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2Ki 3:8 - Then he said^H559, “Which^H335^H2088 way^H1870 shall we go^H5927 up^H5927?” And he [fn]answered^H559, “The way^H1870 of the wilderness^H4057 of Edom^H123.”

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So the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 went^H1980 with the king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 and the king^H4428 of Edom^H123, and they made^H5437 a^H5437 circuit^H5437 of seven^H7651 days’^H3117 journey^H1870. But there was no^H3808 water^H4325 for the army^H4264 or for the cattle^H929 that [fn]followed^H7272 them.

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2Ki 3:10 - Then the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 said^H559, “It is hopeless^H162! For the LORD^H3068 has called^H7121 these^H428 three^H7969 kings^H4428 to hand^H5414^H3027 them over^H5414 to Moab^H4124!”

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2Ki 3:11 - But Jehoshaphat^H3092 said^H559, “Is^H369 there^H369 no^H369 prophet^H5030 of the LORD^H3068 here^H6311, that we may inquire^H1875 of the LORD^H3068 by him?” And one^H259 of the king^H4428 of Israel’s^H3478 servants^H5650 answered^H6030 and said^H559, “Elisha^H477 the son^H1121 of Shaphat^H8202 is here^H6311, who^H834 used to pour^H3332 water^H4325 on the hands^H3027 of Elijah^H452.”

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

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Now Elisha^H477 said^H559 to the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478, “[fn]What^H4100 business do you have with me? Go^H1980 to your father’s^H1 prophets^H5030 and your mother’s^H517 prophets^H5030.” But the king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 said^H559 to him, “No^H408, for the LORD^H3068 has called^H7121 these^H428 three^H7969 kings^H4428 together to hand^H5414^H3027 them over^H5414 to Moab^H4124.”

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2Ki 3:14 - Elisha^H477 said^H559, “As surely as the LORD^H3068 of armies^H6635 lives^H2416, before^H6440 whom^H834 I stand^H5975, if I did not respect^H5375^H6440 Jehoshaphat^H3092 the king^H4428 of Judah^H3063, I would not look^H5027 at you nor^H518 see^H7200 you.

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2Ki 3:15 - “But now^H6258 bring^H3947 me a [fn]musician^H5059.” And it came^H1961 about^H1961, when the [fn]musician^H5059 played^H5059, that the hand^H3027 of the LORD^H3068 came^H1961 upon him.

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2Ki 3:16 - And he said^H559, “This^H3541 is^H3541 what^H3541 the LORD^H3068 says^H559: ‘Make^H6213 this^H2088 valley^H5158 [fn]full^H1356 of trenches^H1356.’

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2Ki 3:17 - “For the LORD^H3068 says^H559 this^H3541: ‘You will not see^H7200 wind^H7307, nor^H3808 will you see^H7200 rain^H1653; yet that valley^H5158 shall be filled^H4390 with water^H4325, so that you will drink^H8354, you, your livestock^H4735, and your other animals^H929.

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2Ki 3:18 - ‘And this^H2088 is^H7043 an^H7043 insignificant^H7043 thing^H7043 in the sight^H5869 of the LORD^H3068; He will also give^H5414 the Moabites^H4124 into your hand^H3027.

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2Ki 3:19 - ‘Then you shall strike^H5221 every^H3605 fortified^H4013 city^H5892 and every^H3605 choice^H4004 city^H5892, and [fn]cut^H5307 down^H5307 every^H3605 good^H2896 tree^H6086 and stop^H5640 up^H5640 all^H3605 the springs^H4599 of water^H4325, and spoil^H3510 every^H3605 good^H2896 plot^H2513 of^H2513 land^H2513 with stones^H68.’”

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2Ki 3:20 - And it happened^H1961 in the morning^H1242 about the time of offering^H5927 the sacrifice^H4503, that behold^H2009, water^H4325 came^H935 from the direction^H1870 of Edom^H123, and the country^H776 was filled^H4390 with water^H4325.

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Now all^H3605 the Moabites^H4124 heard^H8085 that the kings^H4428 had come^H5927 up^H5927 to fight^H3898 against them. And all^H3605 who were able to [fn]put^H2296 on^H2296 armor^H2290 and older^H4605 were summoned^H6817 and they took^H5975 their positions^H5975 on the border^H1366.

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2Ki 3:22 - Then they got^H7925 up^H7925 early^H7925 in the morning^H1242, and the sun^H8121 shone^H2224 on the water^H4325, and the Moabites^H4124 saw^H7200 the water^H4325 opposite^H4480^H5048 them as red^H122 as blood^H1818.

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2Ki 3:23 - So they said^H559, “This^H2088 is blood^H1818; the kings^H4428 must^H2717 have^H2717 fought^H2717 each other, and they have killed^H5221 one^H376 another^H7453. Now^H6258 then, Moab^H4124, to the spoils^H7998!”

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2Ki 3:24 - But when they came^H935 to the camp^H4264 of Israel^H3478, the Israelites^H3478 rose^H6965 up^H6965 and struck^H5221 the Moabites^H4124, so that they fled^H5127 from them; and the Israelites invaded^H935 [fn]the land, [fn]killing^H5221 the Moabites^H4124.

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2Ki 3:25 - So they destroyed^H2040 the cities^H5892; and each^H376 one^H376 threw^H7993 a stone^H68 on every^H3605 plot^H2513 of^H2513 good^H2896 land^H2513 and filled^H4390 it. So they stopped^H5640 up^H5640 every^H3605 spring^H4599 of water^H4325 and [fn]cut^H5307 down^H5307 every^H3605 good^H2896 tree^H6086, until^H5704 in Kir-hareseth^H7025 only they left^H7604 its stones^H68; however, the rock^H7051 slingers^H7051 surrounded^H5437 it and struck^H5221 it.

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2Ki 3:26 - When the king^H4428 of Moab^H4124 saw^H7200 that the battle^H4421 was too^H4480 fierce^H2388 for him, he took^H3947 with him seven^H7651 hundred^H3967 men^H376 who drew^H8025 swords^H2719, to break^H1234 through^H1234 to the king^H4428 of Edom^H123; but they could^H3201 not.

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2Ki 3:27 - Then the king of Moab took^H3947 his oldest^H1060 son^H1121 who^H834 was to reign^H4427 in^H8478 his place^H8478, and offered^H5927 him as a burnt^H5930 offering^H5930 on the wall^H2346. And great^H1419 anger^H7110 came^H1961 upon^H5921 Israel^H3478, and they departed^H5265 from him and returned^H7725 to their own land^H776.

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NASB20 Footnotes

(3:5)

I.e., Jehoram, the new king

(3:6)

Lit in that day

(3:7)

Lit As I, as you, as my people...

(3:8)

Lit said

(3:9)

Lit were in their footsteps

(3:13)

Lit What to me and to you, an ancient idiom

(3:15)

Lit string player

(3:15)

Lit string player

(3:16)

Lit trenches, trenches

(3:19)

Lit fell

(3:21)

Lit strap on a belt (for weapons)

(3:24)

Lit it

(3:24)

Lit striking

(3:25)

Lit felled

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