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2 Kings 3

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Now Jehoramh3088 the sonh1121 of Ahabh256 began to reignh4427h8804 over Israelh3478 in Samariah8111 the eighteenthh8083h6240 yearh8141 of Jehoshaphath3092 kingh4428 of Judahh3063, and reignedh4427h8799 twelveh8147h6240 yearsh8141.

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And he wroughth6213h8799 evilh7451 in the sighth5869 of the LORDh3068; but not like his fatherh1, and like his motherh517: for he put awayh5493h8686 the imageh4676 of Baalh1168 that his fatherh1 had madeh6213h8804. image: Heb. statue

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Nevertheless he cleavedh1692h8804 unto the sinsh2403 of Jeroboamh3379 the sonh1121 of Nebath5028, which made Israelh3478 to sinh2398h8689; he departedh5493h8804 not therefrom.

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And Meshah4338 kingh4428 of Moabh4124 was a sheepmasterh5349, and renderedh7725h8689 unto the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 an hundredh3967 thousandh505 lambsh3733, and an hundredh3967 thousandh505 ramsh352, with the woolh6785.

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But it came to pass, when Ahabh256 was deadh4194, that the kingh4428 of Moabh4124 rebelledh6586h8799 against the kingh4428 of Israelh3478.

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And kingh4428 Jehoramh3088 went outh3318h8799 of Samariah8111 the same timeh3117, and numberedh6485h8799 all Israelh3478.

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And he wenth3212h8799 and senth7971h8799 to Jehoshaphath3092 the kingh4428 of Judahh3063, sayingh559h8800, The kingh4428 of Moabh4124 hath rebelledh6586h8804 against me: wilt thou goh3212h8799 with me against Moabh4124 to battleh4421? And he saidh559h8799, I will go uph5927h8799: I am as thou art , my peopleh5971 as thy peopleh5971, and my horsesh5483 as thy horsesh5483.

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And he saidh559h8799, Which wayh1870 shall we go uph5927h8799? And he answeredh559h8799, The wayh1870 through the wildernessh4057 of Edomh123.

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So the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 wenth3212h8799, and the kingh4428 of Judahh3063, and the kingh4428 of Edomh123: and they fetched a compassh5437h8799 of sevenh7651 daysh3117' journeyh1870: and there was no waterh4325 for the hosth4264, and for the cattleh929 that followedh7272 them. that...: Heb. at their feet

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And the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 saidh559h8799, Alash162! that the LORDh3068 hath calledh7121 these threeh7969 kingsh4428 togetherh7121h8804, to deliverh5414h8800 them into the handh3027 of Moabh4124!

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But Jehoshaphath3092 saidh559h8799, Is there not here a propheth5030 of the LORDh3068, that we may enquireh1875h8799 of the LORDh3068 by him? And oneh259 of the kingh4428 of Israel'sh3478 servantsh5650 answeredh6030h8799 and saidh559h8799, Here is Elishah477 the sonh1121 of Shaphath8202, which pouredh3332h8804 waterh4325 on the handsh3027 of Elijahh452.

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And Jehoshaphath3092 saidh559h8799, The wordh1697 of the LORDh3068 ish3426 with him. So the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 and Jehoshaphath3092 and the kingh4428 of Edomh123 went downh3381h8799 to him.

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And Elishah477 saidh559h8799 unto the kingh4428 of Israelh3478, What have I to do with thee? geth3212h8798 thee to the prophetsh5030 of thy fatherh1, and to the prophetsh5030 of thy motherh517. And the kingh4428 of Israelh3478 saidh559h8799 unto him, Nay: for the LORDh3068 hath calledh7121 these threeh7969 kingsh4428 togetherh7121h8804, to deliverh5414h8800 them into the handh3027 of Moabh4124.

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And Elishah477 saidh559h8799, As the LORDh3068 of hostsh6635 livethh2416, beforeh6440 whom I standh5975h8804, surely, were it not thath3884 I regardh5375h8802 the presenceh6440 of Jehoshaphath3092 the kingh4428 of Judahh3063, I would not lookh5027h8686 toward thee, nor seeh7200h8799 thee.

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But now bringh3947h8798 me a minstrelh5059h8764. And it came to pass, when the minstrelh5059h8764 playedh5059h8763, that the handh3027 of the LORDh3068 came upon him.

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And he saidh559h8799, Thus saithh559h8804 the LORDh3068, Makeh6213h8800 this valleyh5158 full of ditchesh1356.

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For thus saithh559h8804 the LORDh3068, Ye shall not seeh7200h8799 windh7307, neither shall ye seeh7200h8799 rainh1653; yet that valleyh5158 shall be filledh4390h8735 with waterh4325, that ye may drinkh8354h8804, both ye, and your cattleh4735, and your beastsh929.

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And this is but a light thingh7043h8738 in the sighth5869 of the LORDh3068: he will deliverh5414h8804 the Moabitesh4124 also into your handh3027.

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And ye shall smiteh5221h8689 every fencedh4013 cityh5892, and every choiceh4004 cityh5892, and shall fellh5307h8686 every goodh2896 treeh6086, and stoph5640h8799 all wellsh4599 of waterh4325, and marh3510h8686 every goodh2896 pieceh2513 of land with stonesh68. mar: Heb. grieve

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And it came to pass in the morningh1242, when the meat offeringh4503 was offeredh5927h8800, that, behold, there cameh935h8802 waterh4325 by the wayh1870 of Edomh123, and the countryh776 was filledh4390h8735 with waterh4325.

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And when all the Moabitesh4124 heardh8085h8804 that the kingsh4428 were come uph5927h8804 to fighth3898h8736 against them, they gatheredh6817h8735 all that were able to puth2296h8802 on armourh2290, and upwardh4605, and stoodh5975h8799 in the borderh1366. gathered: Heb. were cried together
put on...: Heb. gird himself with a girdle

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And they rose up earlyh7925h8686 in the morningh1242, and the sunh8121 shoneh2224h8804 upon the waterh4325, and the Moabitesh4124 sawh7200h8799 the waterh4325 on the other sideh5048 as redh122 as bloodh1818:

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And they saidh559h8799, This is bloodh1818: the kingsh4428 are surelyh2717h8715 slainh2717h8738, and they have smittenh5221h8686 oneh376 anotherh7453: now therefore, Moabh4124, to the spoilh7998. slain: Heb. destroyed

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And when they cameh935h8799 to the camph4264 of Israelh3478, the Israelitesh3478 rose uph6965h8799 and smoteh5221h8686 the Moabitesh4124, so that they fledh5127h8799 beforeh6440 them: but they went forwardh5221h8686 smitingh5221h8687 the Moabitesh4124, even in their country. they went...: or, they smote in it even smiting

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And they beat downh2040h8799 the citiesh5892, and on every goodh2896 pieceh2513 of land casth7993h8686 every manh376 his stoneh68, and filledh4390h8765 it; and they stoppedh5640h8799 all the wellsh4599 of waterh4325, and felledh5307h8686 all the goodh2896 treesh6086: only in Kirharasethh7025 lefth7604h8689 they the stonesh68 thereof; howbeit the slingersh7051 went abouth5437h8799 it , and smoteh5221h8686 it. only in...: Heb. until he left its stones in Kirharaseth

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And when the kingh4428 of Moabh4124 sawh7200h8799 that the battleh4421 was too soreh2388h8804 for him, he tookh3947h8799 with him sevenh7651 hundredh3967 menh376 that drewh8025h8802 swordsh2719, to break throughh1234h8687 even unto the kingh4428 of Edomh123: but they couldh3201h8804 not.

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Then he tookh3947h8799 his eldesth1060 sonh1121 that should have reignedh4427h8799 in his stead, and offeredh5927h8686 him for a burnt offeringh5930 upon the wallh2346. And there was greath1419 indignationh7110 against Israelh3478: and they departedh5265h8799 from him, and returnedh7725h8799 to their own landh776.



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