2 Kings 3: Jehoram Seeks Jehoshaphat’s Help – Clear & Engaging Audio Bible Reading | The Alliance of Israel, Judah, and Edom Against Moab’s Revolt

Listen to this clear and engaging audio recording of 2 Kings 3 and delve into the events surrounding Jehoram’s request for Jehoshaphat’s support against the Moabites. Explore how Israel, Judah, and Edom form an alliance against Moab’s revolt, their journey through the wilderness, and their victorious battle with the Moabites. Perfect for meditation, study, or reflection, immerse yourself in this powerful chapter and let the scriptures come alive.

2 KINGS 3 (NIV)

1 Joram son of Ahab became king of Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of
Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned twelve years.

2 He did evil in the
eyes of the Lord, but not as his father and mother had done. He got rid of the
sacred stone of Baal that his father had made.

3 Nevertheless he clung to the
sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit; he did
not turn away from them.

4 Now Mesha king of Moab raised sheep, and he had to pay the king of Israel a
tribute of a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams.

5
But after Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

6
So at that time King Joram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel.

7 He
also sent this message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “The king of Moab has
rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?”
“I will go with you,” he replied. “I am as you are, my people as your people,
my horses as your horses.”

8 “By what route shall we attack?” he asked.
“Through the Desert of Edom,” he answered.

9 So the king of Israel set out with the king of Judah and the king of Edom.
After a roundabout march of seven days, the army had no more water for
themselves or for the animals with them.

10 “What!” exclaimed the king of Israel. “Has the Lord called us three kings
together only to deliver us into the hands of Moab?”

11 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom
we may inquire of the Lord?”
An officer of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He
used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.”

12 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.

13 Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Why do you want to involve me? Go to
the prophets of your father and the prophets of your mother.”
“No,” the king of Israel answered, “because it was the Lord who called us
three kings together to deliver us into the hands of Moab.”

14 Elisha said, “As surely as the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, if I did
not have respect for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not
pay any attention to you.

15 But now bring me a harpist.”
While the harpist was playing, the hand of the Lord came on Elisha

16 and he
said, “This is what the Lord says: I will fill this valley with pools of
water.

17 For this is what the Lord says: You will see neither wind nor rain,
yet this valley will be filled with water, and you, your cattle and your other
animals will drink.

18 This is an easy thing in the eyes of the Lord; he will
also deliver Moab into your hands.

19 You will overthrow every fortified city
and every major town. You will cut down every good tree, stop up all the
springs, and ruin every good field with stones.”

20 The next morning, about the time for offering the sacrifice, there it
was—water flowing from the direction of Edom! And the land was filled with
water.

21 Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come to fight against
them; so every man, young and old, who could bear arms was called up and
stationed on the border.

22 When they got up early in the morning, the sun was
shining on the water. To the Moabites across the way, the water looked
red—like blood.

23 “That’s blood!” they said. “Those kings must have fought
and slaughtered each other. Now to the plunder, Moab!”

24 But when the Moabites came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up
and fought them until they fled. And the Israelites invaded the land and
slaughtered the Moabites.

25 They destroyed the towns, and each man threw a
stone on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up all the
springs and cut down every good tree. Only Kir Hareseth was left with its
stones in place, but men armed with slings surrounded it and attacked it.

26 When the king of Moab saw that the battle had gone against him, he took
with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but
they failed.

27 Then he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him as
king, and offered him as a sacrifice on the city wall. The fury against Israel
was great; they withdrew and returned to their own land.