2 Kings 3:16

And he said, Thus hath said the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15But now bring me a musician. And it came to pass, when the musician played, that the inspiration of the Lord came upon him.

17For thus hath said the Lord, Ye shall not perceive wind, nor shall ye see rain; yet this valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, yourselves, and your flocks, and your cattle.

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Cross References

2 Kings 4:3And he said, Go, borrow for thyself vessels from abroad from all thy neighbors, empty vessels, let them not be 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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