2 Kings 3:10 - Easy To Read Version Finally, the king of Israel (Jehoram) said, “Oh, I think the Lord really brought us three kings together only to let the Moabites defeat us!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab! Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the king of Israel said, Alas! The Lord has called [us] three kings together to be delivered into Moab's hand! American Standard Version (1901) And the king of Israel said, Alas! for Jehovah hath called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab. Common English Bible Israel’s king said, “This is terrible! Has the LORD brought us three kings together only to hand us over to Moab?” Catholic Public Domain Version And the king of Israel said: "Alas, alas, alas! The Lord has gathered we three kings, so that he might deliver us into the hands of Moab." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the king of Israel said: Alas, alas, alas, the Lord hath gathered us three kings together, to deliver us into the hands of Moab! |
But Jehoshaphat said, “Surely one of the Lord’s prophets is here. Let’s ask the prophet what the Lord says we should do.”
So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom. They traveled around for seven days. There was not enough water for the army or for their animals.
A person’s own foolishness will ruin his life. But he will blame the Lord.
Your people became weak. They fell on the ground and lay there. Those people were lying on every street corner. They were like animals caught in a net. They were punished from the Lord’s anger until they could not accept any more punishment. When God said he would give them more punishment, they became very weak.
\{If you follow those wrong commands,\} then there will be troubles and hunger in the land. People will become hungry. Then they will become angry and say things against their king and his gods. {\cf2\super [106]} Then they will look up \{to God for help\}.