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Israel’s King Joram

3Joram son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria during the eighteenth year of Judah's King Jehoshaphat; he reigned 12 years.H3088H1121H256H4427H3478H8111H8083H6240H8141H3092H4428H3063H4427H8147H6240H8141 2He did what was evil in the LORD's sight, but not like his father and mother, for he removed the sacred pillar of Baal his father had made.H6213H7451H5869H3068H1H517H5493H4676H1168H1H6213 3Nevertheless, Joram clung to the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit. He did not turn away from them.H1692H2403H3379H1121H5028H3478H2398H5493

Moab’s Rebellion against Israel

4King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder. He used to pay the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams,H4338H4428H4124H5349H7725H4428H3478H3967H505H3733H3967H505H352H6785 5but when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.H256H4194H4428H4124H6586H4428H3478 6So King Joram marched out from Samaria at that time and mobilized all Israel.H4428H3088H3318H8111H3117H6485H3478 7Then he sent [a message] to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?" Jehoshaphat said, "I will go. I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses."H3212H7971H3092H4428H3063H559H4428H4124H6586H3212H4124H4421H559H5927H5971H5971H5483H5483 8Then he asked, "Which route should we take?" Joram replied, "The route of the wilderness of Edom."H559H1870H5927H559H1870H4057H123 9So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out. After they had traveled their indirect route for seven days, they had no water for the army or their animals.H4428H3478H3212H4428H3063H4428H123H5437H7651H3117H1870H4325H4264H929H7272 10Then the king of Israel said, "Oh no, the LORD has summoned us three kings, only to hand us over to Moab."H4428H3478H559H162H3068H7121H7969H4428H7121H5414H3027H4124 11But Jehoshaphat said, "Isn't there a prophet of the LORD here? Let's inquire of the LORD through him." One of the servants of the king of Israel answered, "Elisha son of Shaphat, who used to pour water on Elijah's hands, is here."H3092H559H5030H3068H1875H3068H259H4428H3478H5650H6030H559H477H1121H8202H3332H4325H3027H452 12Jehoshaphat affirmed, "The LORD's words are with him." So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went to him.H3092H559H1697H3068H3426H4428H3478H3092H4428H123H3381 13However, Elisha said to King [Joram] of Israel, "We have nothing in common. Go to the prophets of your father and your mother!" But the king of Israel replied, "No, because it is the LORD who has summoned us three kings to hand us over to Moab."H477H559H4428H3478H3212H5030H1H5030H517H4428H3478H559H3068H7121H7969H4428H7121H5414H3027H4124 14Elisha responded, "As the LORD of Hosts lives, I stand before Him. If I did not have respect for King Jehoshaphat of Judah, I would not look at you; I wouldn't take notice of you.H477H559H3068H6635H2416H6440H5975H3884H5375H6440H3092H4428H3063H5027H7200 15Now, bring me a musician." While the musician played, the LORD's hand came on Elisha.H3947H5059H5059H5059H3027H3068 16Then he said, "This is what the LORD says: 'Dig ditch after ditch in this wadi.'H559H559H3068H6213H5158H1356 17For the LORD says, 'You will not see wind or rain, but the wadi will be filled with water, and you will drink— you and your cattle and your animals.'H559H3068H7200H7307H7200H1653H5158H4390H4325H8354H4735H929 18This is easy in the LORD's sight. He will also hand Moab over to you.H7043H5869H3068H5414H4124H3027 19Then you must attack every fortified city and every choice city. You must cut down every good tree and stop up every spring of water. You must ruin every good piece of land with stones."H5221H4013H5892H4004H5892H5307H2896H6086H5640H4599H4325H3510H2896H2513H68 20About the time for the grain offering the [next] morning, water suddenly came from the direction of Edom and filled the land.H1242H4503H5927H935H4325H1870H123H776H4390H4325 21All Moab had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, from the youngest to the oldest, were summoned and took their stand at the border.H4124H8085H4428H5927H3898H6817H2296H2290H4605H5975H1366 22When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and the Moabites saw that the water across from them was red like blood.H7925H1242H8121H2224H4325H4124H7200H4325H5048H122H1818 23"This is blood!" they exclaimed. "The kings have clashed swords and killed each other. So, to the spoil, Moab!"H559H1818H4428H2717H2717H5221H376H7453H4124H7998 24However, when the Moabites came to Israel's camp, the Israelites attacked them, and they fled from them. So Israel went into the land and struck down the Moabites.H935H4264H3478H3478H6965H5221H4124H5127H6440H5221H5221H4124 25They destroyed the cities, and each of them threw stones to cover every good piece of land. They stopped up every spring of water and cut down every good tree. In the end, only the buildings of Kir-hareseth were left. Then men with slings surrounded [the city] and attacked it.H2040H5892H2896H2513H7993H376H68H4390H5640H4599H4325H5307H2896H6086H7025H7604H68H7051H5437H5221 26When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took 700 swordsmen with him to try to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not do it.H4428H4124H7200H4421H2388H3947H7651H3967H376H8025H2719H1234H4428H123H3201 27So he took his firstborn son, who was to become king in his place, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. Great wrath was on the Israelites, and they withdrew from him and returned to their land.H3947H1060H1121H4427H5927H5930H2346H1419H7110H3478H5265H7725H776


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