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2 Kings 3

1 The reigne of Iehorám. 6 He and Iehoſhaphat go to warre againſt Moáb, which rebelled. 13 Eliſha repro-ueth him, 17 And giueth their hoſte water. 24 The Moabites are ouercome. 27 Their King ſacrificeth his ſonne.
1.NOw Iehorám the ſonne of Aháb began to reigne ouer Iſraél in Sa-maria, the a eightenth yere of Iehoſhaphat King of Iudáh & reigned twelue yeres.
2.And he wroght euil in the ſight of the Lord, but not like his father nor like his mother: for he toke away the image of Báal that his father had made.
3.Neuertheles, he cleaued vnto b the ſinnes of Ieroboám, the ſonne of Nebát, wc made Iſraél to ſinne, & departed not therfrõ.
4.¶ Then c Meſhá King of Moáb had ſto-re of ſhepe, and rendred vnto the King of Iſraél an hundreth thouſand lambes,
5.But when Aháb was deade, the King of Moáb rebelled againſt the King of Iſraél.
6.Therefore King Iehorám went out of Samaria the ſame ſeaſon, and nombred all Iſraél,
7.And went, and ſent to Iehoſhaphat King of Iudah, ſaying, The King of Moáb hathe rebelled againſt me: wilt thou go with me to battel againſt Moáb? And he anſwered, * I wil go vp: for * I am, as thou art, my people, as thy people, and mine horſes as thine horſes.
8.Then ſaid he, What way ſhal we go vp? And he anſwered, The way of the wildernes of Edóm.
9.¶ So went the King of Iſraél & the King of Iudáh, and the e King of Edóm, and when they had compaſſed the way ſeuen daies, ther had no water for the hoſte, nor for the cattel that " followed them.
10.Therefore the King of Iſraél ſaid, Alas, that the Lord hathe called theſe thre Kings, to giue them into the hand of Moáb.
11.But Iehoſhaphat ſaid, Is there not here a Prophet of the Lord, that we may in f quire of the Lord by him? And one of the King of Iſraéls ſeruants anſwered, & ſaid, Here is Eliſhá the ſonne of Shaphat, which g powred water on the hands of Eliiáh.
12.Then Iehoſhaphat ſaid, h The worde of the Lord is with him. Therefore the King of Iſraél, and Iehoſhaphat, and the King of Edóm went downe to him.
13.And Eliſhá ſaid vnto the King of Iſraél, i What haue I to do with thee? Get thee to the Prophetes of thy father and to the Prophetes of thy mother. And the King of Iſraél ſaid vnto him, Naye: for the Lord hathe called theſe thre Kings, to giue them into the hand of Moáb.
14.Then Eliſhá ſaid, As the Lord of hoſtes liueth, in whoſe ſight I ſtand, if it were not, that I regarde the preſence of Iehoſhaphat the King of Iudah, I wolde k not haue loked towarde thee, nor ſene thee.
15.But now bring me a minſtrel. And when the minſtrel l played, the hand of the Lord came vpon him.
16.And he ſaid, Thus ſaith the Lord, Make this valley ful of dyches.
17.For thus ſaith the Lord, Ye ſhal nether ſe winde nor ſe raine, yet the valley ſhalbe filled with water, that ye may drinke, m bothe ye and your cattel, and your beaſtes.
18.But this is a n ſmall thing in the ſight of the Lord: for he wil giue Moáb into your hand.
19.And ye ſhal ſmite euerie ſtrong towne and euerie chief citie, and ſhal fel euerie fayre tre, and ſhal ſtop all the fountaines of water, and o marre euerie good field with ſtones.
20.And in the morning when the meat offring was offred, beholde, there came water by the way of Edóm: and the countrey was filled with water.
21.And when all the Moabites heard that the Kings were come vp to fight againſt them, thei gathered all that was able " to put on harnes, and vpwarde, and ſtode in their border.
22.And thei roſe early in the morning, when the ſunne aroſe vpon the water, & the Moabites ſawe the water ouer againſt them, as red as blood.
23.And thei ſaid, o This is blood: the Kings are ſurely ſlayne, and one hathe ſmiten another: now therefore, Moáb, to the ſpoile.
24.And when thei came to the hoſte of Iſraél, the Iſraelites aroſe vp, and ſmote the Moabites, ſo that thei fled before them, but they p inuaded them, and ſmote Moáb.
25.And they deſtroyed the cities: and on all the good field euerie man caſt his ſtone, & filled them, & thei ſtopte all the fountaines of water, and felled all the good trees: onely in q Kir-haraſeth left they the ſtones thereof: howbeit thei went about it with ſlings, and ſmote it.
26.And when the King of Moáb ſawe that the battel was to ſore for him, he toke with him ſeuen hundreth men that drewe the ſworde to breake through vnto the King of Edóm: but thei colde not.
27.Then he toke his eldeſt ſonne, that ſhulde haue reigned in his ſteade, & r offred him for a burnt offring vpon the wall: ſo that Iſraél was ſore grieued, and thei departed from him, and returned to their countrey.

Notes

1:a.
Read the an-notaciõ in the 1 Chap & 17. verſe
3:b.
He ſacrifi-ced to y^e goldẽ calues, that Ie-roboám had made
4:c.
This was done after y^t Dauid had made the Mo-abites tributa-ries to his ſuc-ceſſors.
7:*.
Read I. King. 22. 4.
7:*.
King. 22. 4.
9:e.
Meaning, the Viceroy or Lieutenant of the King of Iudah, read 1 King 22, 48
9:".
Ebr. that were at their fete.
11:f.
That is, who was his ſeruāt.
11:g.
He is able to inſtruct vs what is Gods wil in this point.
12:h.
He knewe yt this wicked King wolde haue but vſed his counſel to ſerue his turne, & therefore he diſdained to anſwer him.
13:i.
The wicked eſtéme not the ſeruants of God, but when they are driue by very neceſſitie & feare of ye preſent danger.
14:k.
God ſuffreth his worde to be declared to the wicked, becauſe of the godlie that are among thē.
15:l.
He ſang ſongs to Gods glorie, and ſo ſtirred vp ye Prophetes heart to prophecie
17:m.
He wil not onely miraculouſly giue you waters, but your enemies alſo into your hand.
18:n.
Thogh God beſtowe his benefites for a time vpon his enemies, yet he hathe his ſeaſons, when he wil take them away, to the intent thei might fe his vengeance, wc is prepared againſt them.
19:o.
The ſodeine ioye of the wicked is but a preparacion to their deſtructiō, which is at hand.
21:".
Ebr. to girde him ſelfe with a girdle.
24:p.
Meaning, they followed them into the towne.
25:q.
Which was one of the principal cities of the Moabites. wherein they left nothing, but ye walles.
27:r.
Some referre it to ye King of Edōs ſonne, whome they ſay he had takē in ye ſkirmish, but rather it ſemed to be his owne ſonne, whome he offred to his gods to pacifie them, which barbarous crueltie moued the Iſraelites hearts of pitie to departe.