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* Now Jehoram the son of Ahab became king over Israel at Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah , and reigned twelve years . * And he did evil in the eyes of Jehovah , but not like his father and mother ; for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made . * Nevertheless he clung to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat , who had made Israel sin ; he did not depart from them . * Now Mesha the king of Moab was a raiser of sheep , and he had brought to the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs and the wool of one hundred thousand rams . * But it happened , when Ahab was dead , that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel . * So King Jehoram went out of Samaria that day and mustered all of Israel . * And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat king of Judah , saying , The king of Moab has rebelled against me . Will you go with me to fight against Moab ? And he said , I will go up ; I am as you are , my people as your people , my horses as your horses . * And he said , Which way shall we go up ? And he answered , By way of the wilderness of Edom . * So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom , and they made a circuit of a seven days ’ journey ; and there was no water for the camp , nor for the cattle at their feet . * And the king of Israel said , Alas ! For Jehovah has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab ! * But Jehoshaphat said , Is there not a prophet of Jehovah here , that we may inquire of Jehovah by him ? So one of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said , Elisha the son of Shaphat is here , who poured water on the hands of Elijah . * And Jehoshaphat said , The Word of Jehovah is with him . So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him . * And Elisha said to the king of Israel , What have I to do with you ? Go to the prophets of your father and the prophets of your mother . But the king of Israel said to him , No , for Jehovah has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab . * And Elisha said , As Jehovah of Hosts lives , before whom I stand , surely were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah , I would not pay attention to you , nor look at you . * But now bring me a minstrel . And it happened , when the minstrel played , that the hand of Jehovah came upon him . * And he said , Thus says Jehovah : Make this valley full of ditches . * For thus says Jehovah : You shall not see wind , nor shall you see rain ; yet the valley shall be filled with water , so that you , your cattle , and your animals may drink . * And this is but a slight thing in the eyes of Jehovah ; He has also delivered the Moabites into your hand . * Also you shall strike every fortified city and every choice city , and shall cut down every good tree , and stop up every spring of water , and ruin every good piece of land with stones . * And it happened in the morning , when the grain offering was offered , that behold , water came by way of Edom , and the land was filled with water . * And when all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them , all who were able to bear arms and older were gathered ; and they took their stand at the border . * And they rose up early in the morning , and the sun was shining on the water ; and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood . * And they said , This is blood ; the kings have laid waste to make desolate , and have struck down one another ; now therefore , Moab , to the spoils ! * So when they came to the camp of Israel , Israel rose up and struck the Moabites , so that they fled before them ; and they entered , striking to kill the Moabites . * And they tore down the cities , and each man threw a stone on every good piece of land and filled it ; and they stopped up all the springs of water and cut down all the good trees . But they left the stones of Kir Haraseth . However the slingers surrounded and struck it . * And when the king of Moab saw that the battle had prevailed against him , he took with him seven hundred men who drew swords , to break through to the king of Edom , but they could not . * Then he took his firstborn son who would have reigned in his place , and offered him as a burnt offering upon the wall . And there was great wrath against Israel ; so they departed from him and returned to their own land .

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