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2 Kings 3

Jehoram Meets Moab Rebellion

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Now Jehoramh3088 the sonh1121 of Ahabh256 becameh4427a kingh4427a overh5921 Israelh3478 at Samariah8111  ain the eighteenthh8083h6240 yearh8141 of Jehoshaphath3092 kingh4428 of Judahh3063, and reignedh4427a twelveh8147h6240 yearsh8141.

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He didh6213a evilh7451a in the sighth5869 of the LORDh3068, thoughh7534 not like his fatherh1 and his motherh517; for  ahe puth5493 awayh5493 the sacred pillarh4676 of Baalh1168a  bwhichh834 his fatherh1 had madeh6213a.

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Neverthelessh7534,  ahe clungh1692 to the sinsh2403b of Jeroboamh3379 the sonh1121 of Nebath5028,  bwhichh834 he made Israelh3478 sinh2398; he did not departh5493 from them.

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Now Meshah4338 kingh4428 of Moabh4124 was a sheeph5349 breederh5349, and  aused to payh7725 the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 100,000h3967h505 lambsh3733c and the woolh6785 of 100,000h3967h505 ramsh352a.

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But  awhen Ahabh256 diedh4194, the kingh4428 of Moabh4124 rebelledh6586 against the kingh4428 of Israelh3478.

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And Kingh4428 Jehoramh3088 wenth3318 out of Samariah8111  1at that timeh3117 and musteredh6485 allh3605 Israelh3478.

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Then he wenth1980 and senth7971 word to Jehoshaphath3092 the kingh4428 of Judahh3063, sayingh559, "The kingh4428 of Moabh4124 has rebelledh6586 against me. Will you goh1980 with me to fighth4421 againsth413 Moabh4124?" And he saidh559, "I will goh5927 up;  aI am as you are, my peopleh5971a as your peopleh5971a, my horsesh5483b as your horsesh5483b."

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He saidh559, "Whichh335h2088 wayh1870 shall we goh5927 up?" And he  1answeredh559, "The wayh1870 of the wildernessh4057b of Edomh112b."

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So  athe kingh4428 of Israelh3478 wenth1980 with  bthe kingh4428 of Judahh3063 and  cthe kingh4428 of Edomh112b; and they madeh5437 a circuith5437 of sevenh7651 days'h3117 journeyh1870, and there was noh3808 waterh4325 for the armyh4264 or for the cattleh929 that followedh7272 them.

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Then the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 saidh559, "Alash162! For the LORDh3068 has calledh7121 theseh428 threeh7969 kingsh4428 to giveh5414 them into the handh3027 of Moabh4124."

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But Jehoshaphath3092 saidh559, " aIs thereh369 not a propheth5030 of the LORDh3068 hereh6311, that we may inquireh1875 of the LORDh3068 by him?" And oneh259 of the kingh4428 of Israel'sh3478 servantsh5650 answeredh6030a and saidh559, " bElishah477 the sonh1121 of Shaphath8202 is hereh6311,  cwhoh834 used to pourh3332 waterh4325 on the handsh3027 of Elijahh452."

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Jehoshaphath3092 saidh559, "The wordh1697 of the LORDh3068 is with him." So the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 and Jehoshaphath3092 and the kingh4428 of Edomh112b wenth3381 downh3381 to him.

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Now Elishah477 saidh559 to the kingh4428 of Israelh3478, "Whath4100 do I have to do with you?  aGoh1980 to the prophetsh5030 of your fatherh1 and to the prophetsh5030 of your motherh517." And the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 saidh559 to him, "Noh408, for the LORDh3068 has calledh7121 theseh428 threeh7969 kingsh4428 together to giveh5414 them into the handh3027 of Moabh4124."

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Elishah477 saidh559, " aAs the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635 livesh2416a, beforeh6440 whomh834 I standh5975, were it not that I regardh5375 the presenceh6440 of Jehoshaphath3092 the kingh4428 of Judahh3063, I would not lookh5027 at you norh518 seeh7200 you.

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"But nowh6258  abringh3947 me a minstrelh5059." And it cameh1961 about, when the minstrelh5059 playedh5059, that  bthe handh3027 of the LORDh3068 cameh1961 upon him.

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He saidh559, "Thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068, `Makeh6213a thish2088 valleyh5158a fullh1356a of trenchesh1356a.'

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"For thush3541 saysh559 the LORDh3068, `You shall not seeh7200 windh7307 norh3808 shall you seeh7200 rainh1653; yet that valleyh5158a  ashall be filledh4390 with waterh4325, so that you shall drinkh8354, both you and your cattleh4735 and your beastsh929.

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`Thish2088 is but a  aslighth7043 thingh7043 in the sighth5869 of the LORDh3068; He will also giveh5414 the Moabitesh4124 into your handh3027.

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aThen you shall strikeh5221 everyh3605 fortifiedh4013 cityh5892b and everyh3605 choiceh4004 cityh5892b, and fellh5307 everyh3605 goodh2896a treeh6086 and stoph5640 allh3605 springsh4599 of waterh4325, and marh3510 everyh3605 goodh2896a pieceh2513a of landh2513a with stonesh68.' "

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It happenedh1961 in the morningh1242  aabout the time of offeringh5927 the sacrificeh4503, that beholdh2009, waterh4325 cameh935 by the wayh1870 of Edomh112b, and the countryh776 was filledh4390 with waterh4325.

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Now allh3605 the Moabitesh4124 heardh8085 that the kingsh4428 had comeh5927 up to fighth3898a against them. And allh3605 who were able to  1puth2296 on armorh2290b and olderh4605 were summonedh6817 and stoodh5975 on the borderh1366.

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They roseh7925 earlyh7925 in the morningh1242, and the sunh8121 shoneh2224 on the waterh4325, and the Moabitesh4124 sawh7200 the waterh4325 oppositeh4480h5048 them as redh122 as bloodh1818.

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Then they saidh559, "Thish2088 is bloodh1818; the kingsh4428 have surelyh2717c foughth2717c togetherh2717c, and they have slainh5221 oneh376 anotherh7453. Nowh6258 therefore, Moabh4124, to the spoilh7998!"

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But when they cameh935 to the camph4264 of Israelh3478, the Israelitesh3478 aroseh6965 and struckh5221 the Moabitesh4124, so that they fledh5127 beforeh4480h6440 them; and they wenth935 forward  1into the land,  2slaughteringh5221 the Moabitesh4124.

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 aThus they destroyedh2040 the citiesh5892b; and eachh376 oneh376 threwh7993 a stoneh68 on everyh3605 pieceh2513a of goodh2896a landh2513a and filledh4390 it. So they stoppedh5640 allh3605 the springsh4599 of waterh4325 and felledh5307 allh3605 the goodh2896a treesh6086, untilh5704 in  bKir-haresethh7025 only they lefth7604 its stonesh68; however, the slingersh7051 wenth5437 abouth5437 it and struckh5221 it.

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When the kingh4428 of Moabh4124 sawh7200 that the battleh4421 was tooh4480 fierceh2388 for him, he tookh3947 with him 700h7651h3967 menh376 who drewh8025 swordsh2719, to breakh1234 throughh1234 to the kingh4428 of Edomh112b; but they couldh3201 not.

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Then he tookh3947 his oldesth1060 sonh1121 whoh834 was to reignh4427a in his placeh8478, and  aofferedh5927 him as a burnth5930a offeringh5930a on the wallh2346. And there cameh1961 greath1419 wrathh7110a againsth5921 Israelh3478, and they departedh5265 from him and returnedh7725 to their own landh776.



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