6. Then King Joram went out of Samaria and gathered together all the men of Israel.
7. Joram sent messengers to Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah. Joram said, “The king of Moab has broken away from my rule. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” Jehoshaphat said, “Yes, I will go with you. We will join together as one army. My people will be like your people, and my horses will be like your horses.”
8. Jehoshaphat asked Joram, “Which way should we go?” Joram answered, “We should go through the desert of Edom.”
9. So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom. They traveled around for seven days. There was not enough water for the army or for their animals.
10. Finally, the king of Israel said, “Oh, I think the Lord really brought us three kings together only to let the Moabites defeat us!”
11. But Jehoshaphat said, “Surely one of the Lord’S prophets is here. Let’s ask the prophet what the Lord says we should do.” One of the servants of the king of Israel said, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. Elisha was Elijah’s servant.”
12. Jehoshaphat said, “The Lord’S word is with Elisha.” So the king of Israel, Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom went down to see Elisha.
13. Elisha said to the king of Israel, “What do you want from me? Go to the prophets of your father and mother.” The king of Israel said to Elisha, “No, we have come to see you because the Lord called us three kings together to let the Moabites defeat us.”
14. Elisha said, “I respect King Jehoshaphat of Judah, and I serve the Lord All-Powerful. As surely as he lives, I came here only because of Jehoshaphat. I tell you the truth, if he were not here, I would not pay any attention to you. I would ignore you completely.
15. But now bring me someone who plays the harp.” When the person played the harp, the Lord’S power came on Elisha.