And he said, thus saith the Lord, make this valley full of ditches. ] In which the allied army lay encamped, that they might be ready to receive large quantities of water, sufficient for the whole army and cattle, when it came.
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Elisha said, "As the LORD of hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look at you nor see you.
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"But now bring me a minstrel." And it came about, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
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He said, "Thus says the LORD , 'Make this valley full of trenches.'
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"For thus says the LORD , 'You shall not see wind nor shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, so that you shall drink, both you and your cattle and your beasts.
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'This is but a slight thing in the sight of the LORD ; He will also give the Moabites into your hand.