12:003:001 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in
           Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and
           reigned twelve years.

12:003:002 And he wrought evil in the sight of the lord; but not like his
           father, and like his mother:  for he put away the image of Baal
           that his father had made.

12:003:003 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of
           Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.

12:003:004 And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto
           the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred
           thousand rams, with the wool.

12:003:005 But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab
           rebelled against the king of Israel.

12:003:006 And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and
           numbered all Israel.

12:003:007 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying,
           The king of Moab hath rebelled against me:  wilt thou go with
           me against Moab to battle?  And he said, I will go up:  I am as
           thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy
           horses.

12:003:008 And he said, Which way shall we go up?  And he answered, The
           way through the wilderness of Edom.

12:003:009 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.

12:003:010 And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the lord hath called
           these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of
           Moab!

12:003:011 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.

12:003:012 And Jehoshaphat said, The word of the lord is with him.  So the
           king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down
           to him.

12:003:013 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, What have I to do
           with thee? get thee to the prophets of thy father, and to the
           prophets of thy mother.  And the king of Israel said unto him,
           Nay:  for the lord hath called these three kings together, to
           deliver them into the hand of Moab.

12:003:014 And Elisha said, As the lord of hosts liveth, before whom I
           stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of
           Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee,
           nor see thee.