2 Kings 3:16

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

and he said,“This is what the LORD has said,‘Make many cisterns in this valley,’

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Referenced Verses

  • Num 2:16-18 : 16 All those numbered of the camp of Reuben, according to their divisions, are 151,450. They will travel second. 17 The Tribe in the Center“Then the tent of meeting with the camp of the Levites will travel in the middle of the camps. They will travel in the same order as they camped, each in his own place under his standard. 18 The Tribes on the West“On the west will be the divisions of the camp of Ephraim under their standard. The leader of the people of Ephraim is Elishama son of Ammihud.
  • 2 Kgs 4:3 : 3 He said,“Go and ask all your neighbors for empty containers. Get as many as you can.

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    20Sure enough, the next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water came flowing down from Edom and filled the land.

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    18I will make streams flow down the slopes and produce springs in the middle of the valleys. I will turn the wilderness into a pool of water and the arid land into springs.

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