2 Kings 3:7

7 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab has rebelled against me; wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up; I am as thou art, my people as thy people and my horses as thy 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 it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

6 And King Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time and numbered all Israel.

7 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab has rebelled against me; wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up; I am as thou art, my people as thy people and my horses as thy horses.

8 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.

9 So the king of Israel went and the king of Judah and the king of Edom, and as they walked round about seven days’ journey through the desert, there was no water for the host or for the beasts that followed them.