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World English Bible

2 Kings 3 (WEBP)

[1] Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
[2] He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, but not like his father and like his mother, for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made.
[3] Nevertheless he held to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin. He didn’t depart from them.
[4] Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder; and he supplied the king of Israel with one hundred thousand lambs and the wool of one hundred thousand rams.
[5] But when Ahab was dead, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
[6] King Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time, and mustered all Israel.
[7] He went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me against Moab to battle?” He said, “I will go up. I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.”
[8] Then he said, “Which way shall we go up?” Jehoram answered, “The way of the wilderness of Edom.”
[9] So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom, and they marched for seven days along a circuitous route. There was no water for the army or for the animals that followed them.
[10] The king of Israel said, “Alas! For Yahweh has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”
[11] But Jehoshaphat said, “Isn’t there a prophet of Yahweh here, that we may inquire of Yahweh by him?” One of the king of Israel’s servants answered, “Elisha the son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah, is here.”
[12] Jehoshaphat said, “Yahweh’s word is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
[13] Elisha 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.” The king of Israel said to him, “No, for Yahweh has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”
[14] Elisha said, “As Yahweh of Armies lives, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I respect the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward you, nor see you.
[15] But now bring me a musician.” When the musician played, Yahweh’s hand came on him.
[16] He said, “Yahweh says, ‘Make this valley full of trenches.’
[17] For Yahweh says, ‘You will not see wind, neither will you see rain, yet that valley will be filled with water, and you will drink, both you and your livestock and your other animals.
[18] This is an easy thing in Yahweh’s sight. He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.
[19] You shall strike every fortified city and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all springs of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.’”
[20] In the morning, about the time of offering the sacrifice, behold, water came by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
[21] Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all who were able to put on armor, young and old, and stood on the border.
[22] They rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood.
[23] They said, “This is blood. The kings are surely destroyed, and they have struck each other. Now therefore, Moab, to the plunder!”
[24] When they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and struck the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they went forward into the land attacking the Moabites.
[25] They beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land each man cast his stone, and filled it. They also stopped all the springs of water and cut down all the good trees, until in Kir Hareseth all they left was its stones; however the men armed with slings went around it and attacked it.
[26] When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too severe for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew a sword, to break through to the king of Edom; but they could not.
[27] Then he took his oldest son who would have reigned in his place, and offered him for a burnt offering on the wall. There was great wrath against Israel; and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Kings 3 (KJVS)

[1] Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign () over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned () twelve years.
[2] And he wrought () evil in the sight of the Lord; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away () the image of Baal that his father had made. ()
[3] Nevertheless he cleaved () unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; () he departed () not therefrom.
[4] And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered () unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
[5] But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled () against the king of Israel.
[6] And king Jehoram went out () of Samaria the same time, and numbered () all Israel.
[7] And he went () and sent () to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, () The king of Moab hath rebelled () against me: wilt thou go () with me against Moab to battle? And he said, () I will go up: () I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.
[8] And he said, () Which way shall we go up? () And he answered, () The way through the wilderness of Edom.
[9] So the king of Israel went, () and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass () of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.
[10] And the king of Israel said, () Alas! that the Lord hath called these three kings together, () to deliver () them into the hand of Moab!
[11] But Jehoshaphat said, () Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire () of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered () and said, () Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured () water on the hands of Elijah.
[12] And 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.
[13] And Elisha said () unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get () thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said () unto him, Nay: for the Lord hath called these three kings together, () to deliver () them into the hand of Moab.
[14] 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.
[15] But now bring () me a minstrel. () And it came to pass, when the minstrel () played, () that the hand of the Lord came upon him.
[16] And he said, () Thus saith () the Lord, Make () this valley full of ditches.
[17] For thus saith () the Lord, Ye shall not see () wind, neither shall ye see () rain; yet that valley shall be filled () with water, that ye may drink, () both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
[18] And this is but a light thing () in the sight of the Lord: he will deliver () the Moabites also into your hand.
[19] And ye shall smite () every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell () every good tree, and stop () all wells of water, and mar () every good piece of land with stones.
[20] And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, () that, behold, there came () water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled () with water.
[21] And when all the Moabites heard () that the kings were come up () to fight () against them, they gathered () all that were able to put () on armour, and upward, and stood () in the border.
[22] And they rose up early () in the morning, and the sun shone () upon the water, and the Moabites saw () the water on the other side as red as blood:
[23] and they said, () This is blood: the kings are surely () slain, () and they have smitten () one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.
[24] And when they came () to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up () and smote () the Moabites, so that they fled () before them: but they went forward () smiting () the Moabites, even in their country.
[25] And they beat down () the cities, and on every good piece of land cast () every man his stone, and filled () it; and they stopped () all the wells of water, and felled () all the good trees: only in Kir-hareseth left () they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about () it, and smote () it.
[26] And when the king of Moab saw () that the battle was too sore () for him, he took () with him seven hundred men that drew () swords, to break through () even unto the king of Edom: but they could () not.
[27] Then he took () his eldest son that should have reigned () in his stead, and offered () him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed () from him, and returned () to their own land.

2 Kings 3:2 Heb. statue
2 Kings 3:9 At their feet
2 Kings 3:21a Heb. were cried together
2 Kings 3:21b Heb. gird himself with a girdle
2 Kings 3:23 Heb. destroyed
2 Kings 3:24 Or, they smote in it, even smiting

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Kings 3 (BYZ)

[1] και ιωραμ υιος αχααβ εβασιλευσεν εν ισραηλ εν ετει οκτωκαιδεκατω ιωσαφατ βασιλει ιουδα και εβασιλευσεν δωδεκα ετη
[2] και εποιησεν το πονηρον εν οφθαλμοις κυριου πλην ουχ ως ο πατηρ αυτου και ουχ ως η μητηρ αυτου και μετεστησεν τας στηλας του βααλ ας εποιησεν ο πατηρ αυτου
[3] πλην εν τη αμαρτια ιεροβοαμ υιου ναβατ ος εξημαρτεν τον ισραηλ εκολληθη ουκ απεστη απ αυτης
[4] και μωσα βασιλευς μωαβ ην νωκηδ και επεστρεφεν τω βασιλει ισραηλ εν τη επαναστασει εκατον χιλιαδας αρνων και εκατον χιλιαδας κριων επι ποκων
[5] και εγενετο μετα το αποθανειν αχααβ και ηθετησεν βασιλευς μωαβ εν βασιλει ισραηλ
[6] και εξηλθεν ο βασιλευς ιωραμ εν τη ημερα εκεινη εκ σαμαρειας και επεσκεψατο τον ισραηλ
[7] και επορευθη και εξαπεστειλεν προς ιωσαφατ βασιλεα ιουδα λεγων βασιλευς μωαβ ηθετησεν εν εμοι ει πορευση μετ εμου εις μωαβ εις πολεμον και ειπεν αναβησομαι ομοιος μοι ομοιος σοι ως ο λαος μου ο λαος σου ως οι ιπποι μου οι ιπποι σου
[8] και ειπεν ποια οδω αναβω και ειπεν οδον ερημον εδωμ
[9] και επορευθη ο βασιλευς ισραηλ και ο βασιλευς ιουδα και ο βασιλευς εδωμ και εκυκλωσαν οδον επτα ημερων και ουκ ην υδωρ τη παρεμβολη και τοις κτηνεσιν τοις εν τοις ποσιν αυτων
[10] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς ισραηλ ω οτι κεκληκεν κυριος τους τρεις βασιλεις παρερχομενους δουναι αυτους εν χειρι μωαβ
[11] και ειπεν ιωσαφατ ουκ εστιν ωδε προφητης του κυριου και επιζητησωμεν τον κυριον παρ αυτου και απεκριθη εις των παιδων βασιλεως ισραηλ και ειπεν ωδε ελισαιε υιος σαφατ ος επεχεεν υδωρ επι χειρας ηλιου
[12] και ειπεν ιωσαφατ εστιν αυτω ρημα κυριου και κατεβη προς αυτον βασιλευς ισραηλ και ιωσαφατ βασιλευς ιουδα και βασιλευς εδωμ
[13] και ειπεν ελισαιε προς βασιλεα ισραηλ τι εμοι και σοι δευρο προς τους προφητας του πατρος σου και ειπεν αυτω ο βασιλευς ισραηλ μη οτι κεκληκεν κυριος τους τρεις βασιλεις του παραδουναι αυτους εις χειρας μωαβ
[14] και ειπεν ελισαιε ζη κυριος των δυναμεων ω παρεστην ενωπιον αυτου οτι ει μη προσωπον ιωσαφατ βασιλεως ιουδα εγω λαμβανω ει επεβλεψα προς σε και ειδον σε
[15] και νυνι δε λαβε μοι ψαλλοντα και εγενετο ως εψαλλεν ο ψαλλων και εγενετο επ αυτον χειρ κυριου
[16] και ειπεν ταδε λεγει κυριος ποιησατε τον χειμαρρουν τουτον βοθυνους βοθυνους
[17] οτι ταδε λεγει κυριος ουκ οψεσθε πνευμα και ουκ οψεσθε υετον και ο χειμαρρους ουτος πλησθησεται υδατος και πιεσθε υμεις και αι κτησεις υμων και τα κτηνη υμων
[18] και κουφη αυτη εν οφθαλμοις κυριου και παραδωσω την μωαβ εν χειρι υμων
[19] και παταξετε πασαν πολιν οχυραν και παν ξυλον αγαθον καταβαλειτε και πασας πηγας υδατος εμφραξετε και πασαν μεριδα αγαθην αχρειωσετε εν λιθοις
[20] και εγενετο το πρωι αναβαινουσης της θυσιας και ιδου υδατα ηρχοντο εξ οδου εδωμ και επλησθη η γη υδατος
[21] και πασα μωαβ ηκουσαν οτι ανεβησαν οι βασιλεις πολεμειν αυτους και ανεβοησαν εκ παντος περιεζωσμενου ζωνην και επανω και εστησαν επι του οριου
[22] και ωρθρισαν το πρωι και ο ηλιος ανετειλεν επι τα υδατα και ειδεν μωαβ εξ εναντιας τα υδατα πυρρα ωσει αιμα
[23] και ειπαν αιμα τουτο της ρομφαιας εμαχεσαντο οι βασιλεις και επαταξαν ανηρ τον πλησιον αυτου και νυν επι τα σκυλα μωαβ
[24] και εισηλθον εις την παρεμβολην ισραηλ και ισραηλ ανεστησαν και επαταξαν την μωαβ και εφυγον απο προσωπου αυτων και εισηλθον εισπορευομενοι και τυπτοντες την μωαβ
[25] και τας πολεις καθειλον και πασαν μεριδα αγαθην ερριψαν ανηρ τον λιθον και ενεπλησαν αυτην και πασαν πηγην υδατος ενεφραξαν και παν ξυλον αγαθον κατεβαλον εως του καταλιπειν τους λιθους του τοιχου καθηρημενους και εκυκλευσαν οι σφενδονηται και επαταξαν αυτην
[26] και ειδεν ο βασιλευς μωαβ οτι εκραταιωσεν υπερ αυτον ο πολεμος και ελαβεν μεθ εαυτου επτακοσιους ανδρας εσπασμενους ρομφαιαν διακοψαι προς βασιλεα εδωμ και ουκ ηδυνηθησαν
[27] και ελαβεν τον υιον αυτου τον πρωτοτοκον ος εβασιλευσεν αντ αυτου και ανηνεγκεν αυτον ολοκαυτωμα επι του τειχους και εγενετο μεταμελος μεγας επι ισραηλ και απηραν απ αυτου και επεστρεψαν εις την γην

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