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2 Kings 3:6

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Kings 3:6 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And king Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time, and mustered all Israel.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And king Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time, and mustered all Israel.
2 Kings 3:6 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Kings 3

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
3Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
4Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-master; and he rendered unto the king of Israel the wool of a hundred thousand lambs, and of a hundred thousand rams.
5But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
6And king Jehoram went out of Samaria at that time, and mustered all Israel.
7And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.
8And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way of the wilderness of Edom.
9So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom; and they made a circuit of seven days` journey: and there was no water for the host, nor for the beasts that followed them.
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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 King Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, &e.] As soon as he came to the throne: and numbered all Israel; who were fit to bear arms, got them together at some certain place, and mustered them, and prepared for a war with Moab, to reduce them.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“ELISHA PROMISES WATER AND VICTORY OVER MOAB. (2Ki. 3:6-24) King Jehoram . . . numbered Israel--made a levy from his own subjects, and at the same time sought an alliance with Jehoshaphat, which, as on the former occasion with Ahab, was readily promised (Kg1 22:4).”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“3:6-7 Jehoshaphat’s ready compliance with Joram’s appeal was typical of his participation in the undertakings of the northern kings (1 Kgs 22:4; 2 Chr 20:35-37). The marriage of Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram to Ahab’s daughter Athaliah (2 Chr 18:1; 21:6) heightened Jehoshaphat’s entanglement with Israel.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“am 3109, bc 895 numbered: Sa1 11:8, Sa1 15:4; 2Sam. 24:1-25; Kg1 20:27 4 Kings (2 Kings) 3:7”
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