2 Kings 3:6

6 So King Joram promptly mustered the army of Israel and marched from Samaria.

2 Kings 3:6 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 3:6

And King Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time,
&e.] As soon as he came to the throne:

and numbered all Israel;
who were fit to bear arms, got them together at some certain place, and mustered them, and prepared for a war with Moab, to reduce them.

2 Kings 3:6 In-Context

4 King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder. He used to pay the king of Israel an annual tribute of 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams.

5 But after Ahab’s death, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

6 So King Joram promptly mustered the army of Israel and marched from Samaria.

7 On the way, he sent this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you join me in battle against him?” And Jehoshaphat replied, “Why, of course! You and I are as one. My troops are your troops, and my horses are your horses.”

8 Then Jehoshaphat asked, “What route will we take?” “We will attack from the wilderness of Edom,” Joram replied.