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2 Kings 3:10

MoabMoab

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, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.

And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!

11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.

12 And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
“Alas,” said the king of Israel, “for the LORD has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab!”
KJV
And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!
WEB
The king of Israel said, “Alas! For the LORD has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”
ASV
And the king of Israel said, Alas! for Jehovah hath called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
DARBY
And the king of Israel said, Alas! that Jehovah has called these three kings together, to give them into the hand of Moab!
BLB
And the king of Israel said, “Alas! For YHWH has called together these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab!”
ÅB
Da sa Israels konge: Akk, at Herren har kalt disse tre konger hit for å gi dem i Moabs hånd!
OTB
Da sa kongen av Israel, "Å, nei! Herren har kalt disse tre kongene sammen bare for å overgi dem til Moab!"
B1930
Da sa Israels konge: Akk, at Herren har kalt disse tre konger hit for å gi dem i Moabs hånd!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 4:13

    And Cain said unto the LORD, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

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  • Proverbs 19:3

    The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

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  • Psalms 78:34–36

    When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God.

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  • Isaiah 51:20

    Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke of thy God.

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  • 2 Kings 6:33

    And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the LORD; what should I wait for the LORD any longer?

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  • Isaiah 8:21

    And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

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