2 Kings 3:7

7 Then he sent [a message] to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?" Jehoshaphat said, "I will go. I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses."

2 Kings 3:7 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 3:7

And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying,
the king of Moab hath rebelled against me
By refusing to pay him tribute:

wilt thou go up with me against Moab to battle? and he said, I will go
up;
which he agreed to, partly to encourage in the reformation of religion which he had begun, and partly to chastise the Moabites for their invasion of his country, ( 2 Chronicles 20:1 ) .

I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses;
the same answer he returned to Ahab, (See Gill on 1 Kings 22:4).

2 Kings 3:7 In-Context

5 but when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

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

7 Then he sent [a message] to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?" Jehoshaphat said, "I will go. I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses."

8 Then he asked, "Which route should we take?" Joram replied, "The route of the wilderness of Edom."

9 So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out. After they had traveled their indirect route for seven days, they had no water for the army or their animals.