BRAGADAYJAH 1062
War with the King of Moab
During the days of Ahab Mesha king of Moab was a sheep master and he rendered
unto the king of Israel a hundred thousand rams and an hundred thousand rams
with the wool; but after Ahab was dead, the king of Moab rebelled against the
king of Israel. And king Jehoram went out and numbered all Israel; and he sent
to Jehoshaphat and told him that the king of Moab had rebelled against him and
asked him whether he would join him to go against Moab. And Jehoshaphat agreed saying, I will go up
with you; my people shall be as your people, and my horses as your horses. And
he asked which way they should go, and he said they should go the way of the
wilderness of Edom. And the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of
Edom joined together and marched against Moab. And they calculated a route for
a seven day march; but they found no water along the way for the men, or the
cattle that followed them. And the king of Israel said, “Alas! Has the Lord called
us three kings together, to deliver us into the hands of Moab?” But Jehoshaphat
asked. ”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’s
servant told him that there was Elisha the son of Shaphat who poured water on
the hands of Elijah. And Jehoshaphat told the king of Israel, that the word of
the Lord was with Elisha; so the three kings went to Elisha to consult with
him.
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