2 Kings 3 · Verse 10

2 Kings 3:10

And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!
2 Kings 3:10, King James Version

2 Kings 3:10 in other translations

BSB“Alas,” said the king of Israel, “for the LORD has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab!”
WEBThe king of Israel said, “Alas! For the LORD has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.”
ASVAnd the king of Israel said, Alas! for Jehovah hath called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab.
YLTand the king of Israel saith, ‘Alas, for Jehovah hath called for these three kings, to give them into the hand of Moab.'
DARBYAnd the king of Israel said, Alas! that Jehovah has called these three kings together, to give them into the hand of Moab!
BBEAnd the king of Israel said, Here is trouble: for the Lord has got these three kings together to give them into the hands of Moab.
WebsterAnd the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!

What does 2 Kings 3:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 3:8-12

8-12. Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom--This was a long and circuitous route, by the southern bend of the Dead Sea. Jehoshaphat however preferred it, partly because the part of the Moabite territory at which they would arrive, was the most defenseless; and partly because he would thereby enlist, in the expedition, the forces of the king of Edom. But, in penetrating…

Read the full comment on 2 Kings 3:8-12 →

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 The Lord hath called these three kings together - That is, This is a Divine judgment; God has judicially blinded us, and permitted us to take this journey to our destruction.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 3:6-19

The king of Israel laments their distress, and the danger they were in. He called these kings together, yet he charges it upon Providence. Thus the foolishness of man perverteth his way, and then his heart fretteth against the Lord, Pr 19:3. It was well that Jehoshaphat inquired of the Lord now, but it had been much better if he had done it before he engaged in this war. Good men sometimes neglect their duty, till…

Read the full comment on 2 Kings 3:6-19 →

2 Kings 3:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֲהָ֕הּ'a.Hahalas!H162
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
קָרָ֣אka.Ra'he has summonedH7121
יְהוָ֗הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לִשְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙lish.Lo.shet<to> [the] threeH7969
הַמְּלָכִ֣יםha.me.la.Khimthe kingsH4428
הָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
לָתֵ֥תla.Tetto giveH5414
אוֹתָ֖ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853
בְּיַד\־be.yad-in [the] hand ofH3027
מוֹאָֽב\׃mo.'AvMoabH4124

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Kings 3:10

  • Genesis 4:13

    And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment is greater than I can bear.

  • Proverbs 19:3

    The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord.

  • Psalms 78:34-36

    When he slew them, then they sought him: and they returned and enquired early after God. And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer. Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.

  • Isaiah 51:20

    Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the Lord, the rebuke of thy God.

  • 2 Kings 6:33

    And while he yet talked with them, behold, the messenger came down unto him: and he said, Behold, this evil is of the Lord; what should I wait for the Lord any longer?

  • Isaiah 8:21

    And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Lord.
6:33; Ge 4:13; Ps 78:34-36; Pr 19:3; Isa 8:21; 51:20

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Kings 3:9

    So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.

  • 2 Kings 3:10

    And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!

  • 2 Kings 3:11

    But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.

Read all of 2 Kings 3

2 Kings 3:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Entonces el rey de Israel dijo: ¡Ah! que ha llamado Jehová estos tres reyes para entregarlos en manos de los Moabitas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi d’Israël dit: Hélas! l’ Éternel a appelé ces trois rois pour les livrer en la main de Moab.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da sprach der König von Israel: Ach, daß Jehova diese drei Könige gerufen hat, um sie in die Hand Moabs zu geben!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque rex Israël: Heu! heu! heu! congregavit nos Dominus tres reges ut traderet in manus Moab.