2 Kings 3:10 - Tree of Life Version “Ah!” the king of Israel cried, “Adonai has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab!” 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, “Isn’t there a prophet of Adonai here, that we may inquire of Adonai by him?” One of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, “Elisha son of Shaphat, who used to pour water on the hands of Elijah, is here.”
So the king of Israel, the king of Judah and the king of Edom marched. They kept circling roundabout for seven days, but there was no water for the army or for the animals that followed them.
While he was yet talking with them, behold, the messenger came down to him. So the king said, “Look! This evil is from Adonai—why should I wait for Adonai any longer?”
A man’s folly undermines his way, and his heart rages against Adonai.
Your sons have fainted. They lie at every street corner, like an antelope in a net. They are full of Adonai’s fury, the rebuke of your God.
They will pass this way that are hard-pressed and hungry, and it will turn out that when they are hungry, they will become enraged and curse their king and their God. Whether they turn their faces upward