2 Kings 3:9

Authorized King James Version (1611)

So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.

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  • 1 Kgs 22:47 : 47 [There was] then no king in Edom: a deputy [was] king.
  • Exod 11:8 : 8 And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saying, Get thee out, and all the people that follow thee: and after that I will go out. And he went out from Pharaoh in a great anger.
  • Exod 15:22 : 22 ¶ So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.
  • Exod 17:1 : 1 ¶ And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and [there was] no water for the people to drink.
  • Num 20:2 : 2 And there was no water for the congregation: and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron.
  • Num 20:4 : 4 And why have ye brought up the congregation of the LORD into this wilderness, that we and our cattle should die there?
  • Num 21:5 : 5 And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for [there is] no bread, neither [is there any] water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.
  • Num 33:14 : 14 And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.
  • Judg 4:10 : 10 ¶ And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.
  • 1 Kgs 22:27 : 27 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this [fellow] in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Kgs 3:6-8
    3 verses
    84%

    6¶ And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel.

    7And 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, [and] my horses as thy horses.

    8And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.

  • 2 Kgs 3:10-13
    4 verses
    78%

    10And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!

    11But Jehoshaphat said, [Is there] not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here [is] Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.

    12And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the LORD is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him.

    13And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said unto him, Nay: for the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab.

  • Judg 11:16-18
    3 verses
    77%

    16But when Israel came up from Egypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh;

    17Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken [thereto]. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not [consent]: and Israel abode in Kadesh.

    18Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon [was] the border of Moab.

  • Exod 15:22
    75%

    22¶ So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

  • 2 Kgs 3:20-22
    3 verses
    74%

    20¶ And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.

    21And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border.

    22And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side [as] red as blood:

  • 2 Kgs 3:26
    73%

    26And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through [even] unto the king of Edom: but they could not.

  • Exod 17:1
    73%

    1¶ And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and [there was] no water for the people to drink.

  • Num 20:17-21
    5 verses
    73%

    17Let us pass, I pray thee, through thy country: we will not pass through the fields, or through the vineyards, neither will we drink [of] the water of the wells: we will go by the king's [high] way, we will not turn to the right hand nor to the left, until we have passed thy borders.

    18And Edom said unto him, Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out against thee with the sword.

    19And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without [doing] any thing [else], go through on my feet.

    20And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

    21Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.

  • Num 21:4
    71%

    4¶ And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.

  • Jer 14:3
    71%

    3And their nobles have sent their little ones to the waters: they came to the pits, [and] found no water; they returned with their vessels empty; they were ashamed and confounded, and covered their heads.

  • Deut 10:7
    71%

    7From thence they journeyed unto Gudgodah; and from Gudgodah to Jotbath, a land of rivers of waters.

  • Deut 2:1
    71%

    1¶ Then we turned, and took our journey into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the LORD spake unto me: and we compassed mount Seir many days.

  • Num 33:14
    71%

    14And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.

  • 1 Kgs 22:2
    70%

    2And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.

  • 1 Kgs 22:29
    70%

    29¶ So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead.

  • 1 Kgs 18:5
    70%

    5And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.

  • Deut 2:8
    70%

    8¶ And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Eziongaber, we turned and passed by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

  • 1 Kgs 13:9
    70%

    9For so was it charged me by the word of the LORD, saying, Eat no bread, nor drink water, nor turn again by the same way that thou camest.

  • Amos 4:8
    70%

    8So two [or] three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water; but they were not satisfied: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.

  • Num 21:22
    69%

    22Let me pass through thy land: we will not turn into the fields, or into the vineyards; we will not drink [of] the waters of the well: [but] we will go along by the king's [high] way, until we be past thy borders.

  • 2 Chr 18:28
    69%

    28¶ So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead.

  • Deut 1:2
    69%

    2([There are] eleven days' [journey] from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadeshbarnea.)

  • Num 10:33
    69%

    33And they departed from the mount of the LORD three days' journey: and the ark of the covenant of the LORD went before them in the three days' journey, to search out a resting place for them.

  • 1 Kgs 13:17
    69%

    17For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.

  • Isa 48:21
    69%

    21And they thirsted not [when] he led them through the deserts: he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them: he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.

  • 2 Chr 18:32
    69%

    32For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back again from pursuing him.

  • Exod 8:27
    68%

    27We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.

  • Judg 3:28
    68%

    28And he said unto them, Follow after me: for the LORD hath delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over.

  • 2 Chr 21:9
    68%

    9Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains of the chariots.

  • 1 Kgs 17:7
    68%

    7And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.

  • 2 Kgs 8:21
    68%

    21So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.

  • 1 Kgs 22:33
    68%

    33And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it [was] not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.

  • 2 Chr 18:3
    68%

    3And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramothgilead? And he answered him, I [am] as thou [art], and my people as thy people; and [we will be] with thee in the war.

  • Judg 5:4
    68%

    4LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.

  • Deut 3:1
    68%

    1¶ Then we turned, and went up the way to Bashan: and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei.

  • Deut 1:19
    68%

    19¶ And when we departed from Horeb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the mountain of the Amorites, as the LORD our God commanded us; and we came to Kadeshbarnea.