2 Kings 3:16

“Thus says the Lord: Make, in the channel of this torrent, pit after pit.

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In The King James Version

And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.

In Context

15But now, bring a musician to me.” And while the musician was playing, the hand of the Lord fell upon him, and he said:

17For thus says the Lord: You shall not see wind or rain. And yet this channel shall be filled with water. And you shall drink, you and your families, and your beasts of burden.

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Cross References

2 Kings 4:3And he said to her: “Go, ask to borrow from all your neighbors empty vessels, more than a few.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 3:7-20

The Expedition against Moab; Elisha Consulted. ( b. c. 895.) 6 And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel. 7 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses. 8 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom. 9 So the king of Israel went,… Read the whole commentary →

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