13. Elisha spoke to the king of Israel. He said, “I have nothing to do with you! Go to the prophets of your father and to the prophets of your mother!”The king of Israel said to Elisha, “No. The Lord has called us three kings together to let the Moabites defeat us.”
14. Elisha said, “I serve the Lord of heaven’s armies. As surely as he lives, I tell you the truth. I wouldn’t even look at you or notice you if Jehoshaphat king of Judah were not here. I respect him!
15. Now bring me someone who plays the harp.”While the harp was being played, the Lord gave Elisha power.
16. Then Elisha said, “The Lord says to dig holes in the valley.
17. He says that you won’t see wind or rain. But the valley will be filled with water. Then you, your cattle and other animals will drink.
18. This is easy for the Lord to do. He will also let you defeat Moab.
19. You will destroy every strong, walled city and every important town. You will cut down every good tree. You will stop up all springs of water. You will ruin every good field with rocks.”
20. The next morning, about the time the sacrifice was offered, there was water! It came from the direction of Edom and filled the valley.
21. All the Moabites had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. They gathered everyone old enough to put on armor. And they waited at the border.
22. But when the Moabites got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water. They saw the water across from them. It looked as red as blood.
23. The Moabites said, “This is blood! Surely the kings have fought and killed each other! Come, Moabites, let’s take what is valuable from the dead bodies!”
24. The Moabites came to the camp of the Israelites. But the Israelites came out and fought them until they ran away. The Israelites went on into the land to fight the Moabites.