8 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
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“By what route shall we attack?” he asked. “Through the Desert of Edom,” he answered.
9 So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.
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So the king of Israel set out with the king of Judah and the king of Edom. After a roundabout march of seven days, the army had no more water for themselves or for the animals with them.