4. King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder. He used to pay the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams,
5. but when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
6. So King Joram marched out from Samaria at that time and mobilized all Israel.
7. Then he sent a message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab? ”Jehoshaphat said, “I will go. I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.”
8. Then he asked, “Which route should we take? ”Joram replied, “The route of the Wilderness of Edom.”