8. Jehoshaphat asked Joram, “Which way should we go?” Joram answered, “We should go through the desert of Edom.”
9. So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom. They traveled around for seven days. There was not enough water for the army or for their animals.
10. Finally, the king of Israel said, “Oh, I think the Lord really brought us three kings together only to let the Moabites defeat us!”
11. But Jehoshaphat said, “Surely one of the Lord’S prophets is here. Let’s ask the prophet what the Lord says we should do.” One of the servants of the king of Israel said, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. Elisha was Elijah’s servant.”