2 Raja-raja 3:7-11

3:7 He sent ¹  this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you fight with me against Moab?” Jehoshaphat ²  replied, “I will join you in the campaign; my army and horses are at your disposal.” ³  3:8 He then asked, “Which invasion route are we going to take?” ⁴  Jehoram ⁵  answered, “By the road through the Desert of Edom.” 3:9 So the kings of Israel, Judah, and Edom ⁶  set out together. They wandered around on the road for seven days and finally ran out of water for the men and animals they had with them. 3:10 The king of Israel said, “Oh no! ⁷  Certainly the Lord has summoned these three kings so that he can hand them over to the king of Moab!” 3:11 Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here that we might seek the Lord’s direction?” ⁸  One of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shapat is here; he used to be Elijah’s servant.” ⁹ 

¹ tn Heb “went and sent.”

² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehoshaphat) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “I will go up – like me, like you; like my people, like your people; like my horses; like your horses.”

⁴ tn Heb “Where is the road we will go up?”

⁵ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehoram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁶ tn Heb “the king of Israel and the king of Judah and the king of Edom.”

⁷ tn Or “ah.”

⁸ tn Heb “that we might inquire of the Lord through him?”

⁹ tn Heb “who poured water on the hands of Elijah.” This refers to one of the typical tasks of a servant.