2 Kings 3

1 and Joram son: child Ahab to reign upon Israel in/on/with Samaria in/on/with year eight ten to/for Jehoshaphat king Judah and to reign two ten year

Joram, son of Ahab, became king of Israel in the eighteenth year of the reign of King Jehoshaphat of Judah. He reigned in Samaria for twelve years.

2 and to make: do [the] bad: evil in/on/with eye: seeing LORD except not like/as father his and like/as mother his and to turn aside: remove [obj] pillar [the] Baal which to make father his

He did evil in the Lord's sight, but not like his father and mother had done, for he got rid of the stone image of Baal that his father had made.

3 except in/on/with sin Jeroboam son: child Nebat which to sin [obj] Israel to cleave not to turn aside: depart from her

However, he still held on to the sins that Jeroboam, son of Nebat, had made Israel commit—he did not give them up.

4 and Mesha king Moab to be shepherd and to return: return to/for king Israel hundred thousand ram and hundred thousand ram wool

Mesha, king of Moab, was a sheep breeder. He used to provide a tribute to the king of Israel of one hundred thousand lambs and the wool of one hundred thousand rams.

5 and to be like/as death Ahab and to transgress king Moab in/on/with king Israel

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

6 and to come out: come [the] king Joram in/on/with day [the] he/she/it from Samaria and to reckon: list [obj] all Israel

Immediately King Joram called up the whole Israelite army and left Samaria.

7 and to go: went and to send: depart to(wards) Jehoshaphat king Judah to/for to say king Moab to transgress in/on/with me to go: went with me to(wards) Moab to/for battle and to say to ascend: rise like me like you like/as people my like/as people your like/as horse my like/as horse your

On his way he sent a message to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, saying, “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you join me in an attack on Moab?” Jehoshaphat replied, “Yes, I will join you. You and I are as one, my men and your men are as one, and my horses and your horses are as one.”

8 and to say where? this [the] way: road to ascend: rise and to say way: road wilderness Edom

Then he asked, “Which way shall we go?” “We'll take the road through the desert of Edom,” he replied.

9 and to go: went king Israel and king Judah and king Edom and to turn: surround way: journey seven day and not to be water to/for camp and to/for animal which in/on/with foot their

So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set off. Having followed an indirect route for seven days, they ran out of water for their army and for their animals.

10 and to say king Israel alas! for to call: call to LORD to/for three [the] king [the] these to/for to give: give [obj] them in/on/with hand: power Moab

“What are we doing?” complained the king of Israel. “The Lord has brought us three kings here to hand us over to the Moabites!”

11 and to say Jehoshaphat nothing here prophet to/for LORD and to seek [obj] LORD from [obj] him and to answer one from servant/slave king Israel and to say here Elisha son: child Shaphat which to pour: pour water upon hand Elijah

But Jehoshaphat asked, “Isn't there a prophet of the Lord here with us? Let us consult the Lord through him.” One of the king of Israel's officers answered, “Elisha, son of Shaphat, is here. He was Elijah's assistant.”

12 and to say Jehoshaphat there [obj] him word LORD and to go down to(wards) him king Israel and Jehoshaphat and king Edom

Jehoshaphat agreed, “The Lord communicates by him.” So the king of Israel, Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom went to see him.

13 and to say Elisha to(wards) king Israel what? to/for me and to/for you to go: went to(wards) prophet father your and to(wards) prophet mother your and to say to/for him king Israel not for to call: call to LORD to/for three [the] king [the] these to/for to give: give [obj] them in/on/with hand: power Moab

Elisha said to the king of Israel, “What have I got to do with you? Go to your own prophets, those of your father and your mother.” But the king of Israel said to him, “No—because it's the Lord who has brought these three kings here to hand them over to the Moabites!”

14 and to say Elisha alive LORD Hosts which to stand: stand to/for face: before his for unless face of Jehoshaphat king Judah I to lift: kindness if: surely no to look to(wards) you and if: surely no to see: see you

Elisha replied, “As the Lord Almighty lives, the one I serve, if I didn't respect the fact that Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, is here, I wouldn't even look in your direction or acknowledge you.

15 and now to take: bring to/for me to play and to be like/as to play [the] to play and to be upon him hand: power LORD

Now bring me a musician.” While the musician played, the Lord's power came upon Elisha,

16 and to say thus to say LORD to make [the] torrent: valley [the] this cistern cistern

and he announced, “This is what the Lord says: This valley will be filled with pools of water. For the Lord says:

17 for thus to say LORD not to see: see spirit: breath and not to see: see rain and [the] torrent: valley [the] he/she/it to fill water and to drink you(m. p.) and livestock your and animal your

You won't see any wind, you won't see any rain, but even so this valley will be filled with water. You will drink, and your cattle, and your animals.

18 and to lighten this in/on/with eye: seeing LORD and to give: give [obj] Moab in/on/with hand: power your

The Lord views this as something trivial to do; and he will also make you victorious over the Moabites.

19 and to smite all city fortification and all city choice and all tree pleasant to fall: fell(trees) and all spring water to close and all [the] portion [the] pleasant to pain in/on/with stone

You will conquer every fortified town, and every important town. You will chop down every good tree, block up every spring, and spoil every good field by throwing stones on them.”

20 and to be in/on/with morning like/as to ascend: offer up [the] offering and behold water to come (in): come from way: direction Edom and to fill [the] land: country/planet [obj] [the] water

The next day, around the time of the morning sacrifice, water suddenly flowed from the direction of Edom, filling the whole countryside with water.

21 and all Moab to hear: hear for to ascend: rise [the] king to/for to fight in/on/with them and to cry from all to gird belt and above [to] and to stand: stand upon [the] border: boundary

All the Moabites had heard that the kings had come to attack them. So everyone who could wear a sword, young and old, was called up and went to guard the border.

22 and to rise in/on/with morning and [the] sun to rise upon [the] water and to see: see Moab from before [obj] [the] water red like/as blood

But the next morning when they got up the sun was shining on the water, and to the Moabites on the other side it looked blood red.

23 and to say blood this to slay to slay [the] king and to smite man: anyone [obj] neighbor his and now to/for spoil Moab

“This is blood!” they said. “The kings and their armies must have attacked and killed each other! Moabites, let's grab the plunder!”

24 and to come (in): come to(wards) camp Israel and to arise: rise Israel and to smite [obj] Moab and to flee from face: before their (and to smite *QK) in/on/with her and to smite [obj] Moab

But when the Moabites arrived at the Israelite camp, the Israelites ran out and attacked them, and they ran away from them. So the Israelites invaded their country and killed the Moabites.

25 and [the] city to overthrow and all portion pleasant to throw man: anyone stone his and to fill her and all spring water to close and all tree pleasant to fall: fell(trees) till to remain stone her in/on/with Kir-hareseth Kir-hareseth and to turn: surround [the] slinger and to smite her

They destroyed the towns, and each soldier threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They blocked up every spring and chopped down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth still had its walls, but soldiers using slingshots surrounded it and attacked it as well.

26 and to see: see king Moab for to strengthen: prevail over from him [the] battle and to take: take with him seven hundred man to draw sword to/for to break up/open to(wards) king Edom and not be able

When the king of Moab realized he'd lost the battle, he led seven hundred swordsmen in an attempt to break through and attack the king of Edom, but they weren't able to do so.

27 and to take: take [obj] son: child his [the] firstborn which to reign underneath: instead him and to ascend: offer up him burnt offering upon [the] wall and to be wrath great: large upon Israel and to set out from upon him and to return: return to/for land: country/planet

So the king of Moab took his firstborn son, who was meant to succeed him, and sacrificed him as a burnt offering on the town wall. Great anger came upon the Israelites, so they left and went back to their own country.