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2 Kings 3:16 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 3 · verse 16
And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.2 Kings 3:16 · King James Version
2 Kings 3:16 in context
14And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, 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.
15But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.
16And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.
17For thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
18And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ditchesgêba logH1356 →
- valleynachala stream, especially a winter torrentH5158 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
- Makeʻâsâhto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationH6213 →
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Jehoram has no sooner got the sceptre into his hand than he takes the sword into his hand, to reduce Moab. Crowns bring great cares and perils to the heads that wear them; no sooner in honour than in war. Now here we have, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 6-19