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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And Elisha said, As the LORD of the hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee nor see thee.
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But now bring me a minstrel. And when the minstrel played, the hand of the LORD came upon him;
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and he said, Thus hath the LORD said, Make this valley full of ditches.
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For thus hath the LORD said, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet this valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye and your livestock and your beasts.
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And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD; he will also deliver the Moabites into your hands.