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  3:1 ¶
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. |
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3:1 ¶
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.° |
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3:2
And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, but not like his father, and like his mother; for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made. |
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3:2
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.°° |
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3:3
Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom. |
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3:3
Nevertheless°
he cleaved°°
unto the sins°
of Jeroboam°
the son°
of Nebat,°
which°
made°
Israel°
to sin;°°
he departed°°
not°
therefrom.° |
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3:4 ¶
Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-master; and he rendered unto the king of Israel the wool of a hundred thousand lambs, and of a hundred thousand rams. |
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3:4 ¶
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.° |
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3:5
But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. |
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3:5
But it came to pass,°
when Ahab°
was dead,°
that the king°
of Moab°
rebelled°°
against the king°
of Israel.° |
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3:6 ¶
And king Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time, and mustered all Israel. |
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3:6 ¶
And king°
Jehoram°
went out°°
of Samaria°°
the same°
time,°
and numbered°°°
all°
Israel.° |
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3:7
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, my horses as thy horses. |
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3:7
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.° |
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3:8
And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way of the wilderness of Edom. |
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3:8
And he said,°°
Which°°
way°
shall we go up?°°
And he answered,°°
The way°
through the wilderness°
of Edom.° |
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3:9
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. |
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3:9
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. |
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3:10
And the king of Israel said, Alas! for Jehovah hath called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab. |
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3:10
And the king°
of Israel°
said,°°
Alas!°
that°
the LORD°
hath called°°
these°
three°
kings°
together,°°
to deliver°°
them into the hand°
of Moab!° |
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3:11
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah, that we may inquire of Jehovah by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah. |
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3:11
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.° |
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3:12
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. |
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3:12
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. |
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3:13
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 Jehovah hath called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab. |
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3:13
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.° |
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3:14
And Elisha said, As Jehovah 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. |
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3:14
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. |
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3:15
But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah came upon him. |
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3:15
But now°
bring°°
me a minstrel.°°
And it came to pass,°
when the minstrel°°
played,°°
that the hand°
of the LORD°
came°
upon°
him. |
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3:16
And he said, Thus saith Jehovah, Make this valley full of trenches. |
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3:16
And he said,°°
Thus°
saith°°
the LORD,°
Make°°
this°
valley°
full of ditches.° |
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3:17
For thus saith Jehovah, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, and ye shall drink, both ye and your cattle and your beasts. |
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3:17
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.° |
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3:18
And this is but a light thing in the sight of Jehovah: he will also deliver the Moabites into your hand. |
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3:18
And this°
is [but] a light thing°°
in the sight°
of the LORD:°
he will deliver°°°
the Moabites°
also into your hand.° |
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3:19
And ye shall smite every fortified city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all fountains of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones. |
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3:19
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.° |
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3:20
And it came to pass in the morning, about the time of offering the oblation, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water. |
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3:20
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.° |
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3:21 ¶
Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all that were able to put on armor, and upward, and stood on the border. |
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3:21 ¶
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.° |
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3:22
And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water over against them as red as blood: |
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3:22
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:° |
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3:23
and they said, This is blood; the kings are surely destroyed, and they have smitten each man his fellow: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil. |
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3:23
And they said,°°
This°
[is] blood:°
the kings°
are surely°°
slain,°°
and they have smitten°°°
one°
another:°
now°
therefore, Moab,°
to the spoil.° |
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3:24
And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they went forward into the land smiting the Moabites. |
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3:24
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. |
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3:25
And they beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the fountains of water, and felled all the good trees, until in Kir-hareseth [only] they left the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it. |
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3:25
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 Kirharaseth°
left°°
they the stones°
thereof; howbeit the slingers°
went about°°
[it], and smote°°
it. |
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3:26 ¶
And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew sword, to break through unto the king of Edom; but they could not. |
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3:26 ¶
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.° |
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3:27
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 wrath against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land. |
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3:27
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.° |
