II Kings · Chapter 3 King James Version

II Kings 3:7

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The Scripture

(7) And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)

Jehoram of Israel joined Jehoshaphat of Judah and the king of Edom to fight against Moab, but their armies nearly perished from lack of water in the wilderness until Elisha prophesied that the LORD would fill the valley with water without wind or rain. The armies defeated Moab, but the king of Moab, in desperation, offered his firstborn son as a burnt offering on the wall, causing great indignation against Israel.

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