13. Elisha said to the king of Israel, “Why are you here? Go to your father’s prophets or your mother’s prophets!” The king of Israel replied to him, “No, for the Lord is the one who summoned these three kings so that he can hand them over to Moab.”
14. Elisha said, “As certainly as the Lord who rules over all lives (whom I serve), if I did not respect King Jehoshaphat of Judah, I would not pay attention to you or acknowledge you.
15. But now, get me a musician.” When the musician played, the Lord energized him,
16. and he said, “This is what the Lord says, ‘Make many cisterns in this valley,’
17. for this is what the Lord says, ‘You will not feel any wind or see any rain, but this valley will be full of water and you and your cattle and animals will drink.’
18. This is an easy task for the Lord; he will also hand Moab over to you.
19. You will defeat every fortified city and every important city. You must chop down every productive tree, stop up all the springs, and cover all the cultivated land with stones.”
20. Sure enough, the next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water came flowing down from Edom and filled the land.
21. Now all Moab had heard that the kings were attacking, so everyone old enough to fight was mustered and placed at the border.
22. When they got up early the next morning, the sun was shining on the water. To the Moabites, who were some distance away, the water looked red like blood.