2 Kings 3:8

Bible in Basic English 1965

And he said, Which way are we to go? And he said in answer, By the waste land of Edom.

Cross References

2 Kings 3:7

And he sent to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab has got free from my authority: will you go with me to make war on Moab? And he said, I will go with you: I am as you are, my people as your people, and my horses as your horses.

2 Kings 3:9

So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom by a roundabout way for seven days: and there was no water for the army or for the beasts they had with them.

Numbers 21:4

Then they went on from Mount Hor by the way to the Red Sea, going round the land of Edom: and the spirit of the people was overcome with weariness on the way.