2 Kings 3:13-20

Moab Rebels Against Israel

¹³ And Elisha said to the king of Israel, _s "What have I to do with you? Go to _t the prophets of your father and to _u the prophets of your mother." But the king of Israel said to him, "No; it is _o the Lord who has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab." ¹⁴ And Elisha said, _v "As the Lord of hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not that I have regard for Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would neither look at you nor see you. ¹⁵ But now _w bring me a musician." And when the musician played, _x the hand of the Lord came upon him. ¹⁶ And he said, "Thus says the Lord, 'I will make this dry streambed full of pools.' ¹⁷ For thus says the Lord, 'You shall not see wind or rain, but that streambed shall be filled with water, so that you shall drink, you, your livestock, and your animals.' ¹⁸ This is a light thing in the sight of the Lord. He will also give the Moabites into your hand, ¹⁹ and you shall attack every fortified city and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree and stop up all springs of water _y and ruin every good piece of land with stones." ²⁰ The next morning, about the time of _z offering the sacrifice, behold, water came from the direction of Edom, till the country was filled with water.

1. Cross References
   Ezekiel 14:3
   Son of man, these men have taken their idols into their hearts, and set the stumbling block of their iniquity before their faces. Should I indeed let myself be consulted by them?
   
2. Cross References
   1 Kings 22:6
   Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, "Shall I go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I refrain?" And they said, "Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king.
   
3. Cross References
   1 Kings 18:19
   Now therefore send and gather all Israel to me at Mount Carmel, and the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah, who eat at Jezebel's table.
   
4. Cross References
   2 Kings 3:10
   Then the king of Israel said, "Alas! The Lord has called these three kings to give them into the hand of Moab.
   
5. Cross References
   2 Kings 5:16
   But he said, "As the Lord lives, before whom I stand, I will receive none." And he urged him to take it, but he refused.
   1 Kings 17:1
   Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.
   
6. Cross References
   1 Samuel 10:5
   After that you shall come to Gibeath-elohim, where there is a garrison of the Philistines. And there, as soon as you come to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, prophesying.
   1 Chronicles 25:1
   David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who prophesied with lyres, with harps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was:
   
7. Cross References
   1 Kings 18:46
   And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, and he ...
   Ezekiel 1:3
   The word of the Lord came to Ezekiel the priest...
   Ezekiel 3:14
   The Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I...
   Ezekiel 3:22
   And the hand of the Lord was upon me there. And...
   Ezekiel 8:1
   In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the f...
   Ezekiel 37:1
   The hand of the Lord was upon me, and he brough...
   Ezekiel 40:1
   In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the b...
   
8. Cross References
   2 Kings 3:25
   And they overthrew the cities, and on every good piece of land every man threw a stone until it was covered. They stopped every spring of water and felled all the good trees, till only its stones were left in Kir-hareseth, and the slingers surrounded and attacked it.
   Isaiah 25:2
   For you have made the city a heap, the fortified city a ruin; the foreigners' palace is a city no more; it will never be rebuilt.
   
9. Cross References
   Exodus 29:39 - 40
   One lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight.