8. He said, “By what route shall we attack?” and the other said, “By way of the wilderness of Edom.”
9. So the king of Israel set out, accompanied by the king of Judah and the king of Edom. After a roundabout journey of seven days the water gave out for the army and for the animals with them.
10. The king of Israel exclaimed, “Alas! The Lord has called three kings together only to deliver us into the power of Moab.”
11. But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here through whom we may inquire of the Lord?” One of the servants of the king of Israel replied, “Elisha, son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah, is here.”