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2 Kings 3:18

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Kings 3:18 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And this is but a light thing in the sight of Jehovah: he will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And this is but a light thing in the sight of Jehovah: he will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.
2 Kings 3:18 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Kings 3

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
15But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah came upon him.
16And he said, Thus saith Jehovah, Make this valley full of trenches.
17For thus saith Jehovah, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, and ye shall drink, both ye and your cattle and your beasts.
18And this is but a light thing in the sight of Jehovah: he will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.
19And ye shall smite every fortified city, and every choice city, and shall fell every good tree, and stop all fountains of water, and mar every good piece of land with stones.
20And it came to pass in the morning, about the time of offering the oblation, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
21Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all that were able to put on armor, and upward, and stood on the border.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And this is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord, etc.] To give them such a plenty of water in such an extraordinary manner: he would do for them what was greater, not only save them from falling into the hand of Moab, which they feared, but he wilt deliver the Moabites into your hands; which was more than was asked for, or expected.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“3:18-20 The supply of water—a simple thing for the Lord—was a harbinger of God’s enabling the allies to defeat the army of Moab.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“And this: Kg1 3:13; Jer 32:17, Jer 32:27; Luk 1:37; Eph 3:20 a light: Kg2 20:10; Kg1 16:31; Isa 7:13, Isa 49:6; Eze 8:17 he will: Kg1 20:13, Kg1 20:28; Isa 7:1-9 4 Kings (2 Kings) 3:19”
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