2 Kings 3 (NET)

2 Kings 3:1¹In the eighteenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Jehoram became king over Israel in Samaria; he ruled for twelve years.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 1:171 Kgs 22:512 Kgs 8:16

2 Kings 3:2²He did evil in the sight of the Lord, but not to the same degree as his father and mother. He did remove the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 10:181 Kgs 21:252 Kgs 10:26-28Exod 23:241 Kgs 16:191 Kgs 16:31-331 Kgs 21:201 Kgs 21:5-151 Sam 15:192 Kgs 21:20

2 Kings 3:3³Yet he persisted in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who encouraged Israel to sin; he did not turn from them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 14:161 Kgs 12:26-331 Kgs 13:331 Kgs 14:91 Kgs 15:261 Kgs 15:341 Kgs 16:312 Kgs 13:112 Kgs 13:22 Kgs 13:6

2 Kings 3:4⁴Now King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder. He would send as tribute to the king of Israel 100,000 male lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Sam 8:2Gen 26:13-141 Chr 18:22 Chr 26:10Gen 13:2Isa 16:1-2Job 1:3Job 42:12Ps 108:9-10Ps 60:8

2 Kings 3:5⁵When Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 1:12 Chr 21:8-102 Kgs 8:20

2 Kings 3:6⁶At that time King Jehoram left Samaria and assembled all Israel for war.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 20:271 Sam 11:81 Sam 15:42 Sam 24:1-25

2 Kings 3:7⁷He sent this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you fight with me against Moab?” Jehoshaphat replied, “I will join you in the campaign; my army and horses are at your disposal.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 22:42 Chr 18:32 Chr 22:10-121 Kgs 22:32-332 Chr 18:29-322 Chr 19:22 Chr 21:4-72 Chr 22:3-4

2 Kings 3:8⁸He then asked, “Which invasion route are we going to take?” Jehoram answered, “By the road through the wilderness of Edom.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Mal 1:2-3Num 21:4

2 Kings 3:9⁹So the kings of Israel, Judah, and Edom set out together. They wandered around on the road for seven days and finally ran out of water for the men and animals they had with them.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 22:471 Kgs 22:27Exod 11:8Exod 15:22Exod 17:1Judg 4:10Num 20:2Num 20:4Num 21:5Num 33:14

2 Kings 3:10¹⁰The king of Israel said, “Oh no! Certainly the Lord has summoned these three kings so that he can hand them over to the king of Moab!”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 6:33Gen 4:13Isa 51:20Isa 8:21Prov 19:3Ps 78:34-36

2 Kings 3:11¹¹Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here that we might seek the Lord ’s direction?” One of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shapat is here; he used to be Elijah’s servant.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 22:71 Kgs 19:212 Kgs 3:31 Chr 14:101 Chr 14:141 Chr 15:132 Kgs 2:25-3:1Amos 3:7John 13:4-5Ps 74:9

2 Kings 3:12¹²Jehoshaphat said, “Yes, he receives the Lord’ s messages.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to visit him.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Sam 3:19-212 Kgs 2:14-152 Kgs 2:212 Kgs 2:24-252 Kgs 5:152 Kgs 5:8-9Isa 49:23Isa 60:14Rev 3:9

2 Kings 3:13¹³Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Why are you here? Go to your father’s prophets or your mother’s prophets!” The king of Israel replied to him, “No, for the Lord is the one who summoned these three kings so that he can hand them over to Moab.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 18:191 Kgs 22:61 Kgs 22:10-111 Kgs 22:22-252 Kgs 3:10Deut 32:37-392 Cor 5:162 Cor 6:15Ezek 14:3-5Hos 6:1

2 Kings 3:14¹⁴Elisha said, “As certainly as the Lord of Heaven’s Armies lives (whom I serve), if I did not respect King Jehoshaphat of Judah, I would not pay attention to you or acknowledge you.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 5:161 Kgs 17:11 Kgs 14:5-181 Kgs 18:151 Kgs 21:201 Sam 15:26-312 Chr 17:3-92 Chr 19:3-4Dan 5:17-23Jer 1:18

2 Kings 3:15¹⁵But now, get me a musician.” When the musician played, the Lord energized him,Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Sam 16:23Eph 5:18-191 Sam 10:5Ezek 1:31 Kgs 18:46Ezek 8:11 Chr 25:1-31 Sam 18:10Acts 11:21Ezek 3:14

2 Kings 3:16¹⁶and he said, “This is what the Lord has said, ‘Make many cisterns in this valley,’Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

2 Kings 3:17¹⁷for this is what the Lord has said, ‘You will not feel any wind or see any rain, but this valley will be full of water, and you and your cattle and animals will drink.’Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Ps 107:35Isa 41:17-18Isa 43:19-20Isa 48:21Ps 84:6Exod 17:6Num 20:8-111 Kgs 18:36-39

2 Kings 3:18¹⁸This is an easy task for the Lord; he will also hand Moab over to you.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Jer 32:27Luke 1:37Jer 32:172 Kgs 20:10Eph 3:20Isa 49:6Mark 10:27Ezek 8:171 Kgs 20:131 Kgs 3:13

2 Kings 3:19¹⁹You will defeat every fortified city and every important city. You must chop down every productive tree, stop up all the springs, and cover all the cultivated land with stones.”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Sam 15:31 Sam 23:22 Kgs 13:172 Kgs 3:25Deut 20:19-20Judg 6:16Num 24:17

2 Kings 3:20²⁰Sure enough, the next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water came flowing down from Edom and filled the land.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Exod 29:39-401 Kgs 18:36Dan 9:21Isa 35:6-7Ps 78:15-16Ps 78:20

2 Kings 3:21²¹Now all Moab had heard that the kings were attacking, so everyone old enough to fight was mustered and placed at the border.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Kgs 20:11Eph 6:14

2 Kings 3:22²²When they got up early the next morning, the sun was shining on the water. To the Moabites, who were some distance away, the water looked red like blood.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AI

2 Kings 3:23²³The Moabites said, “It’s blood! The kings must have fought one another! The soldiers have struck one another down! Now, Moab, seize the plunder!”Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Chr 20:252 Kgs 6:18-202 Kgs 7:6Exod 15:9Isa 10:14Judg 5:30

2 Kings 3:24²⁴When they approached the Israelite camp, the Israelites rose up and struck down the Moabites, who then ran from them. The Israelites thoroughly defeated Moab.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:1 Thess 5:3-4Josh 8:20-22Judg 20:40-46

2 Kings 3:25²⁵They tore down the cities, and each man threw a stone into every cultivated field until they were covered. They stopped up every spring and chopped down every productive tree. Only Kir Hareseth was left intact, but the soldiers armed with slings surrounded it and attacked it.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 3:19Isa 16:7Jer 48:31Jer 48:36Isa 16:112 Chr 32:42 Sam 8:2Deut 2:9Deut 20:19-20Gen 26:15

2 Kings 3:26²⁶When the king of Moab realized he was losing the battle, he and 700 swordsmen tried to break through and attack the king of Edom, but they failed.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:2 Kgs 3:9Amos 2:1

2 Kings 3:27²⁷So he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him up as a burnt sacrifice on the wall. There was an outburst of divine anger against Israel, so they broke off the attack and returned to their homeland.Copy LinkCopy VerseKJV+Strong’sMany Bible VersionsAsk AICross Refs:Mic 6:7Deut 12:31Judg 11:31Amos 2:1Ezek 16:20Ps 106:37-381 Sam 14:36-46Gen 22:13Gen 22:2Judg 11:39