1 Ora Jorão, filho de Acabe, começou a reinar sobre Israel em Samaria no décimo oitavo ano de Josafá, rei de Judá, e reinou doze anos.

2 Fez o mal aos olhos de Jeová; porém não tanto como seu pai nem sua mãe, pois tirou a coluna de Baal que seu pai tinha feito.

3 Todavia se apegou aos pecados de Jeroboão, filho de Nebate, com que este fez pecar a Israel; não se apartou deles.

4 Ora Mesa, rei de Moabe, era criador de ovelhas, e pagava seu tributo ao rei de Israel com a lã de cem mil cordeiros e de cem mil carneiros.

5 Quando, porém, Acabe morreu, rebelou-se o rei de Moabe contra o rei de Israel.

6 O rei Jorão saiu nesse tempo de Samaria, e fez revista de todo o Israel.

7 Mandou dizer a Josafá, rei de Judá: O rei de Moabe rebelou-se contra mim; irás comigo à guerra contra Moabe? Respondeu ele: Subirei; como tu és, sou eu, o meu povo como teu povo, os meus cavalos como os teus cavalos.

8 Então perguntou Jorão: Por que caminho havemos de subir? Respondeu ele: Pelo caminho do deserto de Edom.

9 Partiram o rei de Israel, o rei de Judá e o rei de Edom; e andaram rodeando com uma marcha de sete dias; não havia água para o exército nem para as bestas que os seguiam.

10 Disse o rei de Israel: Ai! Jeová chamou estes três reis para os entregar nas mãos de Moabe.

11 Perguntou, porém, Josafá: Não há aqui algum profeta de Jeová, para por meio dele consultarmos a Jeová? Respondeu um dos servos do rei de Israel: Aqui está Eliseu, filho de Safate, que derramava água sobre as mãos de Elias.

12 Disse Josafá: A palavra de Jeová está com ele. Desceram a estar com ele o rei de Israel, o rei de Judá e o rei de Edom.

13 Eliseu disse ao rei de Israel: Que tenho eu contigo? Vai ter com os profetas de teu pai, e com os profetas de tua mãe. Respondeu-lhe o rei de Israel: Não; porque Jeová chamou estes três reis para os entregar nas mãos de Moabe.

14 Disse Eliseu: Pela vida de Jeová, em cuja presença estou, se não fosse respeitar eu a presença de Josafá, rei de Judá, sem dúvida não te daria atenção nem te veria.

15 Agora, porém, trazei-me um menestrel. Quando o menestrel tocava, veio a mão de Jeová sobre Eliseu.

16 Ele disse: Assim diz Jeová: Enchei este vale de covas.

17 Pois assim diz Jeová: Não sentireis vento, nem vereis chuva, contudo esse vale se encherá de água; e bebereis vós, e os vossos servos, e as vossas bestas.

18 Isto é ainda pouco aos olhos de Jeová; ele também entregará os moabitas nas vossas mãos.

19 Ferireis todas as cidades fortalecidas e todas as cidades escolhidas, e cortareis todas as árvores boas, e entupireis todas as fontes de água e danificareis com pedras todos os terrenos bons.

20 Pela manhã, ao tempo de se oferecer a oblação, eis que vinham as águas pelo caminho de Edom, e a terra se encheu de água.

21 Quando todos os moabitas ouviram que os reis haviam subido para pelejarem contra eles, convocaram-se a si mesmos, a saber, todos os que estavam em idade de pegar armas, e mesmo para cima, e esperaram nas fronteiras.

22 Levantando-se de madrugada, e raiando o sol sobre as águas, viram os moabitas diante de si as águas vermelhas como sangue.

23 Disseram: É sangue, sem dúvida os reis são destruídos, e de parte a parte se mataram; agora, ó Moabe, à presa.

24 Tendo os moabitas chegado ao arraial de Israel, levantaram-se os israelitas e feriram-nos, de modo que fugiram diante deles; e os israelitas entraram na terra, ferindo aos moabitas.

25 Arrasaram as cidades; sobre todos os bons terrenos lançaram cada um a sua pedra, e os entulharam; entupiram todas as fontes de água, e cortaram todas as boas árvores; até que só a Quir-Haresete lhe deixaram ficar as pedras. Contudo os fundeiros a cercaram, e a feriram.

26 Vendo o rei de Moabe que a peleja lhe ia sendo adversa, tomou consigo setecentos homens que puxavam de espada para abrir caminho até o rei de Edom; porém não puderam.

27 Então ele tomou seu filho primogênito que havia de reinar em seu lugar, e o ofereceu em holocausto sobre o muro. Suscitou-se grande ira contra Israel; retiraram-se dele, e voltaram para sua terra.

1 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. 2 He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, but not like his father and like his mother, for he put away the pillar of Baal that his father had made. 3 Nevertheless he held to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin. He didn’t depart from them.

4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder; and he supplied the king of Israel with one hundred thousand lambs and the wool of one hundred thousand rams. 5 But when Ahab was dead, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. 6 King Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time, and mustered all Israel. 7 He went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, "The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me against Moab to battle?"

He said, "I will go up. I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses." 8 Then he said, "Which way shall we go up?"

Jehoram answered, "The way of the wilderness of Edom."

9 So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom, and they marched for seven days along a circuitous route. There was no water for the army or for the animals that followed them. 10 The king of Israel said, "Alas! For Yahweh has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab."

11 But Jehoshaphat said, "Isn’t there a prophet of Yahweh here, that we may inquire of Yahweh by him?"

One of the king of Israel’s servants answered, "Elisha the son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah, is here."

12 Jehoshaphat said, "Yahweh’s word is with him." So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

13 Elisha said to the king of Israel, "What have I to do with you? Go to the prophets of your father, and to the prophets of your mother."

The king of Israel said to him, "No, for Yahweh has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab."

14 Elisha said, "As Yahweh of Armies lives, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I respect the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward you, nor see you. 15 But now bring me a musician." When the musician played, Yahweh’s hand came on him. 16 He said, "Yahweh says, ‘Make this valley full of trenches.’ 17 For Yahweh says, ‘You will not see wind, neither will you see rain, yet that valley will be filled with water, and you will drink, both you and your livestock and your other animals. 18 This is an easy thing in Yahweh’s sight. He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand. 19 You shall strike every fortified city and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all springs of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.’"

20 In the morning, about the time of offering the sacrifice, behold, water came by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.

21 Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all who were able to put on armor, young and old, and stood on the border. 22 They rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood. 23 They said, "This is blood. The kings are surely destroyed, and they have struck each other. Now therefore, Moab, to the plunder!"

24 When they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and struck the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they went forward into the land attacking the Moabites. 25 They beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land each man cast his stone, and filled it. They also stopped all the springs of water and cut down all the good trees, until in Kir Hareseth all they left was its stones; however the men armed with slings went around it and attacked it. 26 When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too severe for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew a sword, to break through to the king of Edom; but they could not. 27 Then he took his oldest son who would have reigned in his place, and offered him for a burnt offering on the wall. There was great wrath against Israel; and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.