2 Kings 3:14-19

International Standard Version

¹⁴ But Elisha responded, “As the Lord of the Heavenly Armies lives, in whose presence I stand, I would never pay attention to you or even look in your direction were it not for my continuous respect for the presence of King Jehoshaphat of Judah. ¹⁵ Now bring me a musician.”

As the musician played, the hand of the Lord rested on Elisha, ¹⁶ so he said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Fill this valley with trench after trench!’ ¹⁷ This is what the Lord says: ‘Though you won’t see wind or storm, nevertheless that river^[a] will overflow with water so that you, your cattle, and your livestock may drink.’ ¹⁸ And this is the easy part for the Lord^[b]—he’s also going to hand the Moabites over to you! ¹⁹ Then you are to attack every fortified city and every significant city. Cut down every significant tree, fill in all of the water springs, and ruin every prime piece of land with stones.”