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          DASV: 2 Kings 3    

1 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in
Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah.
He reigned twelve years.
2 He did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not like his father
and mother; for he put away the sacred pillar of Baal that
his father had made.
3 Nevertheless he embraced the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat,
who led Israel to sin; he did not turn away from it.

4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder. He paid 100,000
lambs, and the wool of 100,000 rams as tribute to the king of
Israel.
5 When Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king
of Israel.
6 So king Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time and mustered
all Israel.
7 He sent this request to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah,
"The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with
me against Moab to battle?" Jehoshaphat replied, "I will go
up with you. I am as you are, my people as your people, my
horses as your horses."
8 Jehoshaphat asked, "Which way shall we go up?" Jehoram
replied, "By the way of the wilderness of Edom."

9 So the king of Israel set out along with the king of Judah
and the king of Edom. They made a roundabout march of seven
days, and there was no water either for the troops or for
the animals that were with them.
10 So the king of Israel said, "Unfortunately the LORD has
called us three kings together to be delivered into the
hand of Moab."
11 But Jehoshaphat said, "Is there not here a prophet of
the LORD, through whom we may inquire of the LORD?" One of
the king of Israel's servants answered, "Elisha the son of
Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of
Elijah."
12 So 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.
13 Elisha said to the king of Israel, "What do I have do
with you? Go to your father's and mother's prophets." But
the king of Israel said to him, "No, for the LORD has
called us three kings together to be delivered into the
hand of Moab."
14 Elisha said, "As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I
stand, surely, if were it not that I regard the presence
of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not even look at
or pay attention to you.
15 But now bring me a musician." Now when the musician played,
the hand of the LORD came on him.
16 Then he said, "This is what the LORD says, 'Make this
valley full of trenches.'
17 For this is what the LORD says, 'You will not see wind or
rain, yet this valley will be filled with water, and you
will drink, both you, your cattle and your animals.'
18 This is but a trivial matter in the sight of the LORD.
He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.
19 You will conquer every fortified city, and every choice
city. You will cut down every good tree, and stop up all
the springs, and ruin every good piece of land with stones."

20 The next day, about the time of the morning offering,
all of a sudden water came running from the direction of
Edom and the land was filled with water.
21 Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come
up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together,
everyone old enough to put on armor stationed themselves
at the border.
22 They got up early in the morning, and the sun shone on
the water. To the Moabites who were some distance away
the water looked as red as blood.
23 They concluded, "This is blood; the kings must have
fought and destroyed each other. Now therefore, Moab,
grab the plunder."
24 When they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose
up and struck down the Moabites, so that they fled before
them. They proceeded into their land striking down the
Moabites.
25 They pulled down their cities, and each man threw a stone
on every good piece of land until it was covered. They
stopped up all the springs, and cut down all the good trees.
Only Kir-hareseth had its stones left intact, but the
men with slings surrounded it and attacked it.
26 When the king of Moab saw that he was losing the battle,
he took with him 700 swordsmen, in an attempt to break
through to the king of Edom; but they were unable to do
so.
27 Then he took his eldest son who should have reigned in
his place, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the
wall. There was great wrath against Israel, so they withdrew,
and returned to their own land.

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