16and he said, "This is what the Lord says: Make this valley full of ditches.


In Context

13 Elisha said to the king of Israel, "What do we have to do with each other? Go to the prophets of your father and the prophets of your mother." "No," the king of Israel answered, "because it was the Lord who called us three kings together to hand us over to Moab."

14 Elisha said, "As surely as the Lord Almighty lives, whom I serve, if I did not have respect for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you or even notice you.

15 But now bring me a harpist." While the harpist was playing, the hand of the Lord came upon Elisha

16 and he said, "This is what the Lord says: Make this valley full of ditches.

17 For this is what the Lord says: You will see neither wind nor rain, yet this valley will be filled with water, and you, your cattle and your other animals will drink.

18 This is an easy thing in the eyes of the Lord ; he will also hand Moab over to you.

2nd Kings 3:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:16And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:16And he said, Thus saith Jehovah, Make this valley full of trenches.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:16Thus saith the Lord: Make the channel of this torrent full of ditches.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16And he said, Thus saith Jehovah: Make this valley full of ditches.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:16And he said, Thus saith the LORD, Make this valley full of trenches.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16He said, |Thus says Yahweh, 'Make this valley full of trenches.'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:16and he saith, 'Thus said Jehovah, Make this valley ditches — ditches;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:16And he said, Thus said the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches.