Verse 9

2 Kings 3:9

English Revised Version

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9 So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they made a circuit of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the host, nor for the beasts that followed them.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֵּלֶךְ֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל וּ/מֶֽלֶך יְהוּדָה֙ וּ/מֶ֣לֶךְ אֱד֔וֹם וַ/יָּסֹ֕בּוּ דֶּ֖רֶךְ שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים וְ/לֹא הָיָ֨ה מַ֧יִם לַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֛ה וְ/לַ/בְּהֵמָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּ/רַגְלֵי/הֶֽם

English Translation

And the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom, and they circled the way seven days, and there was no water for the camp and for the animals that were at their feet.

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Chapter 3 Context

1 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshap... Focus ↗

2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mothe... Focus ↗

3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin;... Focus ↗

4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster; and he rendered unto the king of Israel the wool of an hun... Focus ↗

5 But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. Focus ↗

6 And king Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time, and mustered all Israel. Focus ↗

7 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled agains... Focus ↗

8 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way of the wilderness of Edom. Focus ↗

9 So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they made a circuit of...

10 And the king of Israel said, Alas! for the LORD hath called these three kings together to deliver th... Focus ↗

11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may inquire of the LORD by hi... Focus ↗

12 And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and th... Focus ↗

13 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of th... Focus ↗

14 And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard... Focus ↗

15 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LOR... Focus ↗

16 And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of trenches. Focus ↗

17 For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain, yet that valley shall be... Focus ↗

18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will also deliver the Moabites into your... Focus ↗

19 And ye shall smite every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and sto... Focus ↗

20 And it came to pass in the morning, about the time of offering the oblation, that, behold, there cam... Focus ↗

21 Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered the... Focus ↗

22 And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the wa... Focus ↗

23 and they said, This is blood; the kings are surely destroyed, and they have smitten each man his fel... Focus ↗

24 And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that the... Focus ↗

25 And they beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and fi... Focus ↗

26 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred m... Focus ↗

27 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offer... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 2 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 3 (27 verses)
Version: English Revised Version

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