2 Kings 3:7 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 3:7

And he sent a message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” “I will go,” replied Jehoshaphat. “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”

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ASV

And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

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John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, the king of Moab hath rebelled against me,.... By refusing to pay him tribute: wilt thou go up with me against Moab to battle? and he said, I will go up; which he agreed to, partly to encourage in the reformation of religion which he had begun, and partly to chastise the Moabites for their invasion of his country, 2Ch 20:

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The close alliance between the two kingdoms still subsisted. Jehoram therefore sends confidently to make the same request with respect to Moab that his father had made two years before with respect to Syria (marginal reference). Jehoshaphat consented at once, notwithstanding that his former compliance had drawn upon him the rebuke of a prophet 2Ch 19:2. Perhaps Jehoram’s removal of the Baal-worship 2Ki 3:2 weighed with him.

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Original language & word study

24 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּ֡לֶךְ	vai.Ye.lekh	and he went	H1980 →
וַיִּשְׁלַח֩	vai.yish.Lach	and he sent	H7971 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֨ט	ye.ho.sha.Fat	Jehoshaphat	H3092 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־	Me.lekh-	[the] king of	H4428 →
יְהוּדָ֜ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
לֵאמֹ֗ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
מֶ֤לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[the] king of	H4428 →
מוֹאָב֙	mo.'Av	Moab	H4124 →
פָּשַׁ֣ע	pa.Sha'	he has rebelled	H6586 →
בִּ֔י	Bi	against me
הֲתֵלֵ֥ךְ	ha.te.Lekh	¿ will you go	H1980 →
אִתִּ֛י	'i.Ti	with me	H854 →
אֶל־	'el-	against	H413 →
מוֹאָ֖ב	mo.'Av	Moab	H4124 →
לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה	la.mil.cha.Mah	for <the> battle	H4421 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אֶעֱלֶ֔ה	'e.'e.Leh	I will go up	H5927 →
כָּמ֧וֹנִי	ka.Mo.ni	as me	H3644 →
כָמ֛וֹךָ	kha.Mo.kha	as you	H3644 →
כְּעַמִּ֥י	ke.'a.Mi	as people my	H5971 →
כְעַמֶּ֖ךָ	khe.'a.Me.kha	as people your	H5971 →
כְּסוּסַ֥י	ke.su.Sai	as horses my	H5483 →
כְּסוּסֶֽיךָ׃	ke.su.Sei.kha	as horses your	H5483 →

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1 Kings 22:4
So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
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- Ephesians 5:11
  Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 139:21–22
  Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?
- 2 Chronicles 18:3
  Ahab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth-gilead?” And Jehoshaphat replied, “I am like you, and my people are your people; we will join you in…
- 1 Corinthians 15:33
  Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
- 2 John 1:11
  Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds.
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2 Chronicles 18:3
Ahab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth-gilead?” And Jehoshaphat replied, “I am like you, and my people are your people; we will join you in…
leads to
- 1 Kings 22:4
  So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
- 2 John 1:10–11
  If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.
- Psalms 139:21
  Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?

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