13. and he asked Joram, “Why did you come to me? Go and talk to the prophets of the foreign gods your parents worshipped.”“No,” Joram answered. “It was the Lord who led us out here, so that Moab's army could capture us.”
14. Elisha said to him, “I serve the Lord All-Powerful, and as surely as he lives, I swear I wouldn't even look at you if I didn't respect King Jehoshaphat.”
15. Then Elisha said, “Send for someone who can play the harp.”The harpist began playing, and the Lord gave Elisha this message for Joram:
16. The Lord says that this dry river bed will be filled with water.
17. You won't feel any wind or see any rain, but there will be plenty of water for you and your animals.
18. That simple thing isn't all the Lord is going to do. He will also help you defeat Moab's army.
19. You will capture all their walled cities and important towns. You will chop down every good tree and stop up every spring of water, then ruin their fertile fields by covering them with rocks.
20. The next morning, while the sacrifice was being offered, water suddenly started flowing from the direction of Edom, and it flooded the land.
21. Meanwhile, the people of Moab had heard that the three kings were coming to attack them. They had called together all their fighting men, from the youngest to the oldest, and these troops were now standing at their border, ready for battle.
22. When they got up that morning, the sun was shining across the water, making it look red. The Moabite troops took one look
23. and shouted, “Look at that blood! The armies of those kings must have fought and killed each other. Come on, let's go and take what's left in their camp.”
24. But when they arrived at Israel's camp, the Israelite soldiers came out and attacked them, until they turned and ran away. Israel's army chased them all the way back to Moab, and even there they kept up the attack.
25. The Israelites destroyed the Moabite towns. They chopped down the good trees and stopped up the springs of water, then covered the fertile fields with rocks.Finally, the only city left standing was Kir-Hareseth, but soldiers armed with slings surrounded and attacked it.
26. King Mesha of Moab saw that he was about to be defeated. So he took along seven hundred soldiers with swords and tried to break through the front line where the Edomite troops were positioned. But he failed.