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The style of the oracle is stamped with the liveliness and originality of historic truth. Benson Commentary. 2 Kings 3:16-17. Make this valley full of ditches — Which may receive the water and retain it, for the use of men and beasts. They that expect God’s blessings, must prepare room for them.
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Verse 17. - For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see -...
- This is What The Lord Says
And he said, Thus said the LORD, Make this valley full of...
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16 He said, “Thus says the LORD, ‘Make this valley full of...
- 2 Kings 3
טז ויאמר כה אמר יהוה עשה הנחל הזה גבים גבים
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(1.) They should speedily be supplied with water, v. 16, 17....
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Valley. — Nahal, wady, torrent-bed, gully. According to...
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According to Thenius we must identify the valley where they...
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And he said, Thus said the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches. Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, empty vessels; borrow not a few. On the west side the standard of the camp of Ephraim according to their armies: and the captain of the sons of Ephraim Elishama the son of Ammihud…. 1.
2 Kings 3:16-19. The Message. 16-19 He then said, “God’s word: Dig ditches all over this valley. Here’s what will happen—you won’t hear the wind, you won’t see the rain, but this valley is going to fill up with water and your army and your animals will drink their fill. This is easy for God to do; he will also hand over Moab to you.
2 Kings 3:16. ESV And he said, "Thus says the Lord, ‘I will make this dry streambed full of pools.’. NIV and he said, "This is what the Lord says: I will fill this valley with pools of water. NASB And he said, 'This is what the Lord says: ‘Make this valley full of trenches.’. CSB Then he said, "This is what the Lord says: ‘Dig ditch ...
The Valley Full Of Ditches. 2 Kings 3:16-25. C.H. Irwwin. Two troubles had come upon Israel at this time. The kings of Israel, Judah, and Edom were gone forth to battle against the King of Moab. Strife is an evil between nations or individuals. It takes years for a nation to recover from the devastating effects of war.
Clarke's Commentary. Verse 2 Kings 3:16. Make this valley full of ditches. — The word נחל nachal may be translated brook, as it is by the Vulgate and Septuagint.There probably was a river here, but it was now dry; and the prophet desires that they would enlarge the channel, and cut out various canals from it, and reservoirs, where water might be collected for the refreshment of the army ...
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2 Kings 3:16-19. King James Version. 16 And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches. 17 For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts. 18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the ...
