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He did away with the pillar of Baal that his father had made, <span id="v12003003" class="ver">3</span>but he still held fast unceasingly to the sins which Jeroboam, son of Nebat, caused Israel to commit.</p> <p class="psec"><span class="hemb">War Against Moab: Drought.</span> <span id="v12003004" class="ver">4</span><a id="rfn12003004-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn12003004-1">*</a> Now Mesha, king of Moab, who raised sheep, used to pay the king of Israel as tribute a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams. <span id="v12003005" class="ver">5</span>But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. <span id="v12003006" class="ver">6</span>King Joram set out from Samaria and mustered all Israel. <span id="v12003007" class="ver">7</span><a id="ren12003007-b" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en12003007-b">b</a> Then he sent Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, the message: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you come with me to Moab to fight?” He replied, “I will. You and I are as one, your people and my people, and your horses and my horses as well.” <span id="v12003008" class="ver">8</span>He said, “By what route shall we attack?” and the other said, “By way of the wilderness of Edom.”</p> <p><span id="v12003009" class="ver">9</span>So the king of Israel set out, accompanied by the king of Judah and the king of Edom. After a roundabout journey of seven days the water gave out for the army and for the animals with them. <span id="v12003010" class="ver">10</span>The king of Israel exclaimed, “Alas! The <span class="tetr">Lord</span> has called three kings together only to deliver us into the power of Moab.” <span id="v12003011" class="ver">11</span>But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> here through whom we may inquire of the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>?” One of the servants of the king of Israel replied, “Elisha, son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah,<a id="rfn12003011-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn12003011-1">*</a> is here.” <span id="v12003012" class="ver">12</span>Jehoshaphat agreed, “He has the word of the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>.” So the king of Israel, along with Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom, went down to Elisha. <span id="v12003013" class="ver">13</span>Elisha asked the king of Israel, “What do you want with me? Go to the prophets of your father and to the prophets of your mother.” The king of Israel replied, “No, the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> has called these three kings together only to deliver us into the power of Moab.” <span id="v12003014" class="ver">14</span>Then Elisha said, “As the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> of hosts lives, whom I serve, were it not that I respect Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, I should neither look at you nor notice you at all. <span id="v12003015" class="ver">15</span>Now get me a minstrel.” When the minstrel played, the hand of the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> came upon Elisha, <span id="v12003016" class="ver">16</span>and he announced: “Thus says the <span class="tetr">Lord</span>: Provide many catch basins in this wadi. <span id="v12003017" class="ver">17</span>For the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> says: Though you will see neither wind nor rain, yet this wadi will be filled with water for you to drink, and for your livestock and pack animals. <span id="v12003018" class="ver">18</span>And since the <span class="tetr">Lord</span> does not consider this enough, he will also deliver Moab into your power. <span id="v12003019" class="ver">19</span>You shall destroy every fortified city and every choice city, fell every fruit tree, stop up all the springs, and ruin every fertile field with stones.”<a id="ren12003019-c" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en12003019-c">c</a></p> <p><span id="v12003020" class="ver">20</span>In the morning, at the time of the sacrifice, water came from the direction of Edom and filled the land.</p> <p><span id="v12003021" class="ver">21</span>Meanwhile, all Moab had heard that the kings had come to war against them; troops from the youngest on up were mobilized and stationed at the border. <span id="v12003022" class="ver">22</span>When they rose early that morning, the sun was shining across the water. The Moabites saw the water as red as blood, <span id="v12003023" class="ver">23</span>and said, “This is blood! The kings have fought among themselves and killed one another. Quick! To the spoils, Moab!” <span id="v12003024" class="ver">24</span>But when they reached the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and attacked the Moabites, who fled from them. They ranged through the countryside destroying Moab— <span id="v12003025" class="ver">25</span>leveling the cities, each one casting the stones onto every fertile field and filling it, stopping up every spring, felling every fruit tree, until only the stones of Kir-hareseth<a id="rfn12003025-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn12003025-1">*</a> remained. Then the slingers surrounded and attacked it. <span id="v12003026" class="ver">26</span>When he saw that the battle was going against him, the king of Moab took seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but he failed. <span id="v12003027" class="ver">27</span>So he took his firstborn, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him as a burnt offering upon the wall. The wrath against Israel<a id="rfn12003027-1" class="fnref" href="footnotes.htm#fn12003027-1">*</a> was so great that they gave up the siege and returned to their own land.<a id="ren12003027-d" class="enref" href="footnotes.htm#en12003027-d">d</a></p> </section> <br /><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="intro.htm"><span class="ac">Book Introduction</span></a></h1><h1 class="cn"><a class="xref" href="footnotes.htm"><span class="ac">Footnotes</span></a></h1></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Scripture texts, prefaces, introductions, footnotes and cross references used in this work are taken from the <i>New American Bible, revised edition</i> © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Inc., Washington, DC All Rights Reserved. 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