2 Kings 3:9
Then departed the king of Israel, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom, and went round, a journey of seven days,—and there was no water for the host, nor for the cattle that went with them.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
8And he said—Which way, then, shall we go up? And he said—The way of the wilderness of Edom.
Cross References
Exodus 11:8So shall all these thy servants come down unto me and bow themselves down to me saying—Go forth, thou and all the people who are in thy footsteps, and after that, will I go forth. And he went forth from Pharaoh, in a heat of anger.
Exodus 17:1And all the assembly of the sons of Israel set forward out of the desert of Sin, by their removings, at the bidding of Yahweh,—and encamped in Rephidim, and there was no water for the people to drink.
Numbers 20:4Wherefore then hast thou brought the convocation of Yahweh into this desert,—to die there, we, and our cattle?
Numbers 33:14And they brake up from Alush,—and encamped in Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.
1 Kings 22:27and thou shalt say—Thus, saith the king, Put this man into the prison,—and let him eat the bread of oppression, with the water of oppression, until I enter in peace.
1 Kings 22:48Jehoshaphat, made ships of Tarshish, to go to Ophir, for gold; but they went not,—for ships had been broken to pieces in Ezion-geber.
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 →