2 Kings 3:16

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

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

In Context

15But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.

17For thus says the LORD, All of you shall not see wind, neither shall all of you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that all of you may drink, both all of you, and your cattle, and your beasts.

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Cross References

2 Kings 4:3Then he said, Go, borrow you vessels abroad of all your neighbours, even empty vessels; borrow not 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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