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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. Ye shall not see wind — Any of those winds which commonly bring rain.
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Verse 17. - For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see -...
- This is What The Lord Says
Joram Overcomes Moab's Rebellion … 15 But now, bring me a...
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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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Holman Christian Standard Bible ... Parallel Verses....
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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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“Make this valley full of ditches,” not make one trench, but as many as possible. For God, when he worketh, worketh like a God. As a king gives not stintedly, like a beggar, so God, in his gifts, is not restrained.
The prophet did not tell the kings that they were to procure the water — that, as we have already said, was out of their power — but he did say, "Make this valley full of ditches," that when the water came there might be reservoirs to contain it.
What does 2 Kings 3:16 mean? Read commentary on this popular Bible verse and understand the real meaning behind God's Word using John Gill's Exposition of the Bible.
To try their faith and obedience, he bids them make the valley full of ditches to receive the water. Those that expect God's blessings must prepare room for them, dig the pools for the rain to fill, as they did in the valley of Baca, and so made even that a well, Psalms 84:6 .
C.H. Irwwin. 2 Kings 3:16-25. And he said, Thus said the LORD, Make this valley full of ditches. 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.
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The pressures of the situation drove them to seek divine intervention through the prophet Elisha. In response to their dilemma, Elisha assured them of God’s provision and instructed them to make the valley full of ditches as a preparation for an unexpected blessing.
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