5. But it came to pass, when Ach'av was mot, that Melech Moav rebelled against Melech Yisroel.
6. And Melech Yehoram went out of Shomron on that day, and mustered kol Yisroel.
7. And he went and sent to Yehoshaphat Melech Yehudah, saying, Melech Moav hath rebelled against me; wilt thou go with me against Moav for milchamah? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my Am as thy Am, and my susim as thy susim.
8. And he said, Which derech shall we go up [to attack]? And he answered, The derech through the Midbar Edom.
9. So Melech Yisroel, Melech Yehudah, Melech Edom went, made a circuit of shivat yamim in their derech; and there was no mayim for the machaneh, and for the behemah that followed them.
10. And Melech Yisroel said, Alas that Hashem hath called these three melachim together, to deliver them into the yad Moav!
11. But Yehoshaphat said, Is there not here a navi of Hashem, that we may inquire of Hashem through him? And one of the avadim of Melech Yisroel answered and said, Here is Elishah Ben Shaphat, which poured mayim on the hands of Eliyahu.
12. And Yehoshaphat said, The Devar Hashem is with him. So Melech Yisroel and Yehoshaphat and Melech Edom went down to him.
13. And Elishah said unto Melech Yisroel, What have I to do with thee? Get thee to the [Ba'al] nevi'im of Avicha, and to the nevi'im of Immecha. And Melech Yisroel said unto him, No; for Hashem hath called these three melachim, to deliver them into the yad Moav.
14. And Elishah said, As Hashem Tzva'os liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Yehoshaphat Melech Yehudah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
15. But now bring me menagen. And it came to pass, when the menagen played, that the Yad Hashem came upon him.
16. And he said, Thus saith Hashem, Make this valley full of ditches.
17. For thus saith Hashem, Ye shall not see ruach, neither shall ye see geshem; yet this valley shall be filled with mayim, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your behemah (livestock).