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So the king of Israelwent , and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of sevendays'journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.
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And the king of Israelsaid , Alas! that the LORD hath called these threekingstogether , to deliver them into the hand of Moab!
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But Jehoshaphatsaid , Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel'sservantsanswered and said , Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which pouredwater on the hands of Elijah.
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And Jehoshaphatsaid , The word of the LORDis with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
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And Elishasaid unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israelsaid unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these threekingstogether , to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
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And Elishasaid , As the LORD of hostsliveth,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 it came to pass, when the minstrelplayed , that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
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And he said , Thus saith the LORD,Make this valley full of ditches.
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For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not seewind, neither shall ye seerain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink , both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
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And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.
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And ye shall smite every fencedcity, and every choicecity, and shall fell every goodtree, and stop all wells of water, and mar every goodpiece of land with stones.