2 Kings 3:7

7 He went and sent [a message] to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying, "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me against Moab for the battle?" And he said, "I will go up. {I am like you}; {my people are like your people}; {my horses are like 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 It happened that when Ahab died, Mesha king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

6 So King Joram went out on that day from Samaria, and he mustered all of Israel.

7 He went and sent [a message] to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying, "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me against Moab for the battle?" And he said, "I will go up. {I am like you}; {my people are like your people}; {my horses are like your horses}."

8 Then he said, "Which way shall we go up?" And he answered, "By way of the wilderness of Edom."

9 So the king of Israel and the king of Judah and the king of Edom went around, a way of seven days, but there was no water for the army or for the animals which {were with them}.

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "Like I am, like you are"
• [b] Literally "like my people, like your people"
• [c] Literally "like my horses, like your horses"