1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

2 Kings 3

1 Jehoram's reign. 4 Mesha rebelleth. 6 Jehoram, with Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom, being distressed for want of water, by Elisha obtaineth water, and promise of victory. 21 The Moabites, deceived by the colour of the water, coming to spoil, are overcome. 26 The king of Moab, by sacrificing the king of Edom's son, raiseth the siege.

 3:1 Now Jehoram 3088 the son 1121 of Ahab 256 became 4427a king 4427a over 5921 Israel 3478 at Samaria 8111 in the eighteenth 8083 6240 year 8141 of Jehoshaphat 3092 king 4428 of Judah 3063, and reigned 4427a twelve 8147 6240 years 8141.

 3:2 He did 6213a evil 7451a in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068, though 7534 not like his father 1 and his mother 517; for he put 5493 away 5493 the [sacred] pillar 4676 of Baal 1168a which 834 his father 1 had made 6213a.

 3:3 Nevertheless 7534, he clung 1692 to the sins 2403b of Jeroboam 3379 the son 1121 of Nebat 5028, which 834 he made Israel 3478 sin 2398; he did not depart 5493 from them.

 3:4 ¶ Now Mesha 4338 king 4428 of Moab 4124 was a sheep 5349 breeder 5349, and used to pay 7725 the king 4428 of Israel 3478 100,000 3967 505 lambs 3733c and the wool 6785 of 100,000 3967 505 rams 352a.

 3:5 But when Ahab 256 died 4194, the king 4428 of Moab 4124 rebelled 6586 against the king 4428 of Israel 3478.

 3:6 And King 4428 Jehoram 3088 went 3318 out of Samaria 8111 at that time 3117 and mustered 6485 all 3605 Israel 3478.

 3:7 Then he went 1980 and sent 7971 [word] to Jehoshaphat 3092 the king 4428 of Judah 3063, saying 559, “The king 4428 of Moab 4124 has rebelled 6586 against me. Will you go 1980 with me to fight 4421 against 413 Moab 4124?” And he said 559, “I will go 5927 up; I am as you are, my people 5971a as your people 5971a, my horses 5483b as your horses 5483b.”

 3:8 He said 559, “Which 335 2088 way 1870 shall we go 5927 up?” And he answered 559, “The way 1870 of the wilderness 4057b of Edom 112b.”

 3:9 ¶ So the king 4428 of Israel 3478 went 1980 with the king 4428 of Judah 3063 and the king 4428 of Edom 112b; and they made 5437 a circuit 5437 of seven 7651 days’ 3117 journey 1870, and there was no 3808 water 4325 for the army 4264 or for the cattle 929 that followed 7272 them.

 3:10 Then the king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559, “Alas 162! For the LORD 3068 has called 7121 these 428 three 7969 kings 4428 to give 5414 them into the hand 3027 of Moab 4124.”

 3:11 But Jehoshaphat 3092 said 559, “Is there 369 not a prophet 5030 of the LORD 3068 here 6311, that we may inquire 1875 of the LORD 3068 by him?” And one 259 of the king 4428 of Israel’s 3478 servants 5650 answered 6030a and said 559, “Elisha 477 the son 1121 of Shaphat 8202 is here 6311, who 834 used to pour 3332 water 4325 on the hands 3027 of Elijah 452.”

 3:12 Jehoshaphat 3092 said 559, “The word 1697 of the LORD 3068 is with him.” So the king 4428 of Israel 3478 and Jehoshaphat 3092 and the king 4428 of Edom 112b went 3381 down 3381 to him.

 3:13 ¶ Now Elisha 477 said 559 to the king 4428 of Israel 3478, “What 4100 do I have to do with you? Go 1980 to the prophets 5030 of your father 1 and to the prophets 5030 of your mother 517.” And the king 4428 of Israel 3478 said 559 to him, “No 408, for the LORD 3068 has called 7121 these 428 three 7969 kings 4428 [together] to give 5414 them into the hand 3027 of Moab 4124.”

 3:14 Elisha 477 said 559, “As the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635 lives 2416a, before 6440 whom 834 I stand 5975, were it not that I regard 5375 the presence 6440 of Jehoshaphat 3092 the king 4428 of Judah 3063, I would not look 5027 at you nor 518 see 7200 you.

 3:15 “But now 6258 bring 3947 me a minstrel 5059.” And it came 1961 about, when the minstrel 5059 played 5059, that the hand 3027 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 upon him.

 3:16 He said 559, “Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, ‘Make 6213a this 2088 valley 5158a full 1356a of trenches 1356a.’

 3:17 “For thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068, ‘You shall not see 7200 wind 7307 nor 3808 shall you see 7200 rain 1653; yet that valley 5158a shall be filled 4390 with water 4325, so that you shall drink 8354, both you and your cattle 4735 and your beasts 929.

 3:18 ‘This 2088 is but a slight 7043 thing 7043 in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068; He will also give 5414 the Moabites 4124 into your hand 3027.

 3:19 ‘Then you shall strike 5221 every 3605 fortified 4013 city 5892b and every 3605 choice 4004 city 5892b, and fell 5307 every 3605 good 2896a tree 6086 and stop 5640 all 3605 springs 4599 of water 4325, and mar 3510 every 3605 good 2896a piece 2513a of land 2513a with stones 68.’”

 3:20 It happened 1961 in the morning 1242 about the time of offering 5927 the sacrifice 4503, that behold 2009, water 4325 came 935 by the way 1870 of Edom 112b, and the country 776 was filled 4390 with water 4325.

 3:21 ¶ Now all 3605 the Moabites 4124 heard 8085 that the kings 4428 had come 5927 up to fight 3898a against them. And all 3605 who were able to put 2296 on armor 2290b and older 4605 were summoned 6817 and stood 5975 on the border 1366.

 3:22 They rose 7925 early 7925 in the morning 1242, and the sun 8121 shone 2224 on the water 4325, and the Moabites 4124 saw 7200 the water 4325 opposite 4480 5048 [them] as red 122 as blood 1818.

 3:23 Then they said 559, “This 2088 is blood 1818; the kings 4428 have surely 2717c fought 2717c together 2717c, and they have slain 5221 one 376 another 7453. Now 6258 therefore, Moab 4124, to the spoil 7998!”

 3:24 But when they came 935 to the camp 4264 of Israel 3478, the Israelites 3478 arose 6965 and struck 5221 the Moabites 4124, so that they fled 5127 before 4480 6440 them; and they went 935 forward into the land, slaughtering 5221 the Moabites 4124.

 3:25 Thus they destroyed 2040 the cities 5892b; and each 376 one 376 threw 7993 a stone 68 on every 3605 piece 2513a of good 2896a land 2513a and filled 4390 it. So they stopped 5640 all 3605 the springs 4599 of water 4325 and felled 5307 all 3605 the good 2896a trees 6086, until 5704 in Kir-hareseth 7025 [only] they left 7604 its stones 68; however, the slingers 7051 went 5437 about 5437 [it] and struck 5221 it.

 3:26 When the king 4428 of Moab 4124 saw 7200 that the battle 4421 was too 4480 fierce 2388 for him, he took 3947 with him 700 7651 3967 men 376 who drew 8025 swords 2719, to break 1234 through 1234 to the king 4428 of Edom 112b; but they could 3201 not.

 3:27 Then he took 3947 his oldest 1060 son 1121 who 834 was to reign 4427a in his place 8478, and offered 5927 him as a burnt 5930a offering 5930a on the wall 2346. And there came 1961 great 1419 wrath 7110a against 5921 Israel 3478, and they departed 5265 from him and returned 7725 to their own land 776.