2 Kings 3

1 In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Jehoram son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twelve years.

and Joram son: child Ahab to reign upon Israel in/on/with Samaria in/on/with year eight ten to/for Jehoshaphat king Judah and to reign two ten year

2 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as his father and mother had done. He removed the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.

and to make: do [the] bad: evil in/on/with eye: seeing LORD except not like/as father his and like/as mother his and to turn aside: remove [obj] pillar [the] Baal which to make father his

3 Nevertheless, he clung to the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.

except in/on/with sin Jeroboam son: child Nebat which to sin [obj] Israel to cleave not to turn aside: depart from her

4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams.

and Mesha king Moab to be shepherd and to return: return to/for king Israel hundred thousand ram and hundred thousand ram wool

5 But after the death of Ahab, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

and to be like/as death Ahab and to transgress king Moab in/on/with king Israel

6 So at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel.

and to come out: come [the] king Joram in/on/with day [the] he/she/it from Samaria and to reckon: list [obj] all Israel

7 And he sent a message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” “I will go,” replied Jehoshaphat. “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”

and to go: went and to send: depart to(wards) Jehoshaphat king Judah to/for to say king Moab to transgress in/on/with me to go: went with me to(wards) Moab to/for battle and to say to ascend: rise like me like you like/as people my like/as people your like/as horse my like/as horse your

8 Then he asked, “Which way shall we go up?” “By way of the Desert of Edom,” replied Joram.

and to say where? this [the] way: road to ascend: rise and to say way: road wilderness Edom

9 So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out, and after they had traveled a roundabout route for seven days, they had no water for their army or for their animals.

and to go: went king Israel and king Judah and king Edom and to turn: surround way: journey seven day and not to be water to/for camp and to/for animal which in/on/with foot their

10 “Alas,” said the king of Israel, “for the LORD has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab!”

and to say king Israel alas! for to call: call to LORD to/for three [the] king [the] these to/for to give: give [obj] them in/on/with hand: power Moab

11 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.”

and to say Jehoshaphat nothing here prophet to/for LORD and to seek [obj] LORD from [obj] him and to answer one from servant/slave king Israel and to say here Elisha son: child Shaphat which to pour: pour water upon hand Elijah

12 Jehoshaphat affirmed, “The word of the LORD is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

and to say Jehoshaphat there [obj] him word LORD and to go down to(wards) him king Israel and Jehoshaphat and king Edom

13 Elisha, however, said to the king of Israel, “What have we to do with each other? Go to the prophets of your father and of your mother!” “No,” replied the king of Israel, “for it is the LORD who has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”

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14 Then Elisha said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not for my regard for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you or acknowledge you.

and to say Elisha alive LORD Hosts which to stand: stand to/for face: before his for unless face of Jehoshaphat king Judah I to lift: kindness if: surely no to look to(wards) you and if: surely no to see: see you

15 But now, bring me a harpist.” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha

and now to take: bring to/for me to play and to be like/as to play [the] to play and to be upon him hand: power LORD

16 and he said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Dig this valley full of ditches.’

and to say thus to say LORD to make [the] torrent: valley [the] this cistern cistern

17 For the LORD says, ‘You will not see wind or rain, but the valley will be filled with water, and you will drink—you and your cattle and your animals.’

for thus to say LORD not to see: see spirit: breath and not to see: see rain and [the] torrent: valley [the] he/she/it to fill water and to drink you(m. p.) and livestock your and animal your

18 This is a simple matter in the sight of the LORD, and He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.

and to lighten this in/on/with eye: seeing LORD and to give: give [obj] Moab in/on/with hand: power your

19 And you shall attack every fortified city and every city of importance. You shall cut down every good tree, stop up every spring, and ruin every good field with stones.”

and to smite all city fortification and all city choice and all tree pleasant to fall: fell(trees) and all spring water to close and all [the] portion [the] pleasant to pain in/on/with stone

20 The next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water suddenly flowed from the direction of Edom and filled the land.

and to be in/on/with morning like/as to ascend: offer up [the] offering and behold water to come (in): come from way: direction Edom and to fill [the] land: country/planet [obj] [the] water

21 Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, young and old, were summoned and stationed at the border.

and all Moab to hear: hear for to ascend: rise [the] king to/for to fight in/on/with them and to cry from all to gird belt and above [to] and to stand: stand upon [the] border: boundary

22 When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and it looked as red as blood to the Moabites across the way.

and to rise in/on/with morning and [the] sun to rise upon [the] water and to see: see Moab from before [obj] [the] water red like/as blood

23 “This is blood!” they exclaimed. “The kings have clashed swords and slaughtered one another. Now to the plunder, Moab!”

and to say blood this to slay to slay [the] king and to smite man: anyone [obj] neighbor his and now to/for spoil Moab

24 But when the Moabites came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and attacked them, and they fled before them. So the Israelites invaded their land and struck down the Moabites.

and to come (in): come to(wards) camp Israel and to arise: rise Israel and to smite [obj] Moab and to flee from face: before their (and to smite *Q(K)*) in/on/with her and to smite [obj] Moab

25 They destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones in place, but men with slings surrounded it and attacked it as well.

and [the] city to overthrow and all portion pleasant to throw man: anyone stone his and to fill her and all spring water to close and all tree pleasant to fall: fell(trees) till to remain stone her in/on/with Kir-hareseth Kir-hareseth and to turn: surround [the] slinger and to smite her

26 When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not prevail.

and to see: see king Moab for to strengthen: prevail over from him [the] battle and to take: take with him seven hundred man to draw sword to/for to break up/open to(wards) king Edom and not be able

27 So he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. And there was great fury against the Israelites, so they withdrew and returned to their own land.

and to take: take [obj] son: child his [the] firstborn which to reign underneath: instead him and to ascend: offer up him burnt offering upon [the] wall and to be wrath great: large upon Israel and to set out from upon him and to return: return to/for land: country/planet