2 Kings 3:16

Then said he, Thus, saith Yahweh, Make, in this torrent-bed, pits, pits!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

15But, now, bring me one that can touch the strings. For it used to be, when the player touched the strings, then would, the hand of Yahweh, be upon him.

17For, thus, saith Yahweh—Ye shall not see wind, and ye shall not see rain, yet, that torrent-bed, shall be filled with water,—And ye shall drink, ye, and your cattle, and your beasts;

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Cross References

2 Kings 4:3And he said—Go, ask thee vessels, from without, of all thy neighbours,—empty vessels, let them not be 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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