13. Elisha said to the king of Israel, “What do you want from me? Go to the prophets of your father and mother.” The king of Israel said to Elisha, “No, we have come to see you because the Lord called us three kings together to let the Moabites defeat us.”
14. Elisha said, “I respect King Jehoshaphat of Judah, and I serve the Lord All-Powerful. As surely as he lives, I came here only because of Jehoshaphat. I tell you the truth, if he were not here, I would not pay any attention to you. I would ignore you completely.
15. But now bring me someone who plays the harp.” When the person played the harp, the Lord’S power came on Elisha.
16. Then Elisha said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Dig holes in the valley.’
17. Yes, this is what the Lord says: ‘You will not see wind or rain, but that valley will be filled with water. Then you and your cattle and other animals will have water to drink.’
18. This is an easy thing for the Lord to do. He will also help you defeat the Moabites.
19. You will attack every strong city and every good city. You will cut down every good tree. You will stop up all the springs of water. You will ruin every good field with stones.”
20. In the morning, at the time for the morning sacrifice, water began flowing from the direction of Edom and filled the valley.
21. The Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So they gathered together all the men old enough to wear armor and waited at the border.
22. The Moabites got up early that morning. The rising sun was shining on the water in the valley, and it looked like blood to the Moabites.
23. They said, “Look at the blood! The kings must have fought against each other. They must have destroyed each other. Let’s go take the valuable things from the dead bodies!”
24. The Moabites came to the Israelite camp, but the Israelites came out and attacked the Moabite army. The Moabites ran away from the Israelites. The Israelites followed them into Moab to fight them.