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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.
- 2 Kings
The Oil and the Vessels “And it came to pass, when the...
- 2 Kings
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 after ditch in this wadi.’.
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.
And he said, thus saith the Lord, make this valley full of ditches. In which the allied army lay encamped, that they might be ready to receive large quantities of water, sufficient for the whole army and cattle, when it came.
- And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches; rather, full of pits (βοθύβους, LXX.). The object was to detain the water which would otherwise have all run off down the torrent-course in a very little time.
Feb 27, 2013 · The first part of God’s message as given in verse 16 has been translated in two ways: “Make this valley full of ditches” (NKJV). This emphasises that the armies were to dig the ditches (or pits) and then the Lord would provide the water. “I will fill this valley with pools of water” (NIV).
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A STRANGE COMMAND. "Make this valley full of ditches." 1. It was a strange command that ditches should be dug in a desert place. But so it is also in the spiritual kingdom. God often chooses the most unlikely places and the most unlikely persons for the operations of his grace.
