2 Kings 3:16

16 He said, Thus says the LORD, Make this valley full of trenches.

2 Kings 3:16 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 3:16

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.

2 Kings 3:16 In-Context

14 Elisha said, As the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Yehoshafat the king of Yehudah, I would not look toward you, nor see you.

15 But now bring me a minstrel. It happened, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came on him.

16 He said, Thus says the LORD, Make this valley full of trenches.

17 For thus says the LORD, You shall not see wind, neither shall you see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, and you shall drink, both you and your cattle and your animals.

18 This is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will also deliver the Mo`avim into your hand.