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2 Kings 3:10
2 Kings 3:10 is verse 10 of 2 Kings chapter 3, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
“Alas,” said the king of Israel, “for the LORD has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab!”
King James Version
And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!
World English Bible
The king of Israel said, “Alas! For Yahweh has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”
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2 Kings 3:8–12 · Berean Standard Bible
8 Then he asked, “Which way shall we go up?” “By way of the Desert of Edom,” replied Joram.
9 So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out, and after they had traveled a roundabout route for seven days, they had no water for their army or for their animals.
10 “Alas,” said the king of Israel, “for the LORD has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab!”
11 But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.”
12 Jehoshaphat affirmed, “The word of the LORD is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
2 Kings 6:33While Elisha was still speaking with them, the messenger came down to him. And the king said, “This calamity is from the LORD. Why should I wait for the LORD any longer?”
Genesis 4:13But Cain said to the LORD, “My punishment is greater than I can bear.
Psalms 78:34When He slew them, they would seek Him; they repented and searched for God.
Psalms 78:35And they remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.
Psalms 78:36But they deceived Him with their mouths, and lied to Him with their tongues.
Proverbs 19:3A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
Isaiah 8:21They will roam the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged; and looking upward, they will curse their king and their God.
Isaiah 51:20Your sons have fainted; they lie at the head of every street, like an antelope in a net. They are full of the wrath of the LORD, the rebuke of your God.