2 Kings (4 Kings) 3
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And Joram the son of Achaab began to reign in Israel in the eighteenth year of Josaphat king of Juda, and he reigned twelve years.
ΚΑΙ ᾿Ιωρὰμ υἱὸς ᾿Αχαὰβ ἐβασίλευσεν ἐν ᾿Ισραὴλ ἐν ἔτει ὀκτωκαιδεκάτῳ ᾿Ιωσαφὰτ βασιλέως ᾿Ιούδα καὶ ἐβασίλευσε δώδεκα ἔτη.
И҆ і҆ѡра́мъ сы́нъ а҆хаа́вовъ воцари́сѧ над̾ і҆и҃лемъ въ самарі́и, въ лѣ́то ѻ҆смоена́десѧть і҆ѡсафа́та царѧ̀ і҆ꙋ́дина, и҆ ца́рствова лѣ́тъ двана́десѧть,
And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, only not as his father, nor as his mother: and he removed the pillars of Baal which his father had made.
καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ πονηρὸν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς Κυρίου, πλὴν οὐχ ὡς ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐχ ὡς ἡ μήτηρ αὐτοῦ. καὶ μετέστησε τὰς στήλας τοῦ Βάαλ, ἃς ἐποίησεν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ·
и҆ сотворѝ лꙋка́вое пред̾ ѻ҆чи́ма гдⷭ҇нима: ѻ҆ба́че не ꙗ҆́коже ѻ҆те́цъ є҆гѡ̀ и҆ не ꙗ҆́коже ма́ти є҆гѡ̀: и҆ разрꙋшѝ ка̑пища ваа́лѡва, ꙗ҆̀же сотворѝ ѻ҆те́цъ є҆гѡ̀:
Only he adhered to the sin of Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who made Israel to sin; he departed not from it.
πλὴν ἐν τῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ ῾Ιεροβοὰμ υἱοῦ Ναβάτ, ὃς ἐξήμαρτε τὸν ᾿Ισραήλ, ἐκολλήθη, οὐκ ἀπέστη ἀπ᾿ αὐτῆς.
ѻ҆ба́че ко грѣхꙋ̀ і҆еровоа́ма сы́на нава́това, и҆́же введѐ во грѣ́хъ і҆и҃лѧ, прилѣпи́сѧ и҆ не ѿстꙋпѝ ѿ негѡ̀.
And Mosa king of Moab was a sheep-master, and he rendered to the king of Israel in the beginning [of the year], a hundred thousand lambs, and a hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
καὶ Μωσὰ βασιλεὺς Μωὰβ ἦν νωκήδ, καὶ ἐπέστρεφε τῷ βασιλεῖ ᾿Ισραὴλ ἐν τῇ ἐπαναστάσει ἑκατὸν χιλιάδας ἀρνῶν καὶ ἑκατὸν χιλιάδας κριῶν ἐπὶ πόκων.
И҆ мѡса̀ ца́рь мѡа́вль бѣ̀ нѡки́дъ {многоско́тенъ} и҆ даѧ́ше да́нь царю̀ і҆и҃левꙋ, сто̀ ты́сѧщъ а҆́гнцєвъ и҆ сто̀ ты́сѧщъ ѻ҆внѡ́въ съ рꙋна́ми.
And it came to pass, after the death of Achaab, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
καὶ ἐγένετο μετὰ τὸ ἀποθανεῖν ᾿Αχαὰβ καὶ ἠθέτησε βασιλεὺς Μωὰβ ἐν βασιλεῖ ᾿Ισραήλ.
И҆ бы́сть по ᲂу҆ме́ртвїи а҆хаа́вли и҆ ѿве́ржесѧ ца́рь мѡа́вль царѧ̀ і҆и҃лева.
And king Joram went forth in that day out of Samaria, and numbered Israel.
καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ὁ βασιλεὺς ᾿Ιωρὰμ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ ἐκ Σαμαρείας καὶ ἐπεσκέψατο τὸν ᾿Ισραήλ·
И҆ и҆зы́де ца́рь і҆ѡра́мъ во дни̑ ѡ҆́ны ѿ самарі́и и҆ соглѧ́да і҆и҃лѧ,
And he went and sent to Josaphat king of Juda, saying, The king of Moab has rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to war? And he said, I will go up: thou art as I, I am as thou; as my people, so [is] thy people, as my horses, so [are] thy horses.
καὶ ἐπορεύθη καὶ ἐξαπέστειλε πρὸς ᾿Ιωσαφὰτ βασιλέα ᾿Ιούδα λέγων· βασιλεὺς Μωὰβ ἠθέτησεν ἐν ἐμοί· εἰ πορεύσῃ μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ εἰς Μωὰβ εἰς πόλεμον; καὶ εἶπεν· ἀναβήσομαι· ὅμοιός μοι ὅμοιός σοι, ὡς ὁ λαός μου ὁ λαός σου, ὡς οἱ ἵπποι μου οἱ ἵπποι σου.
и҆ и҆́де, и҆ посла̀ ко і҆ѡсафа́тꙋ царю̀ і҆ꙋ́динꙋ, глаго́лѧ: ца́рь мѡа́вль ѿве́ржесѧ менє̀: и҆́деши ли со мно́ю на бра́нь на мѡа́ва; И҆ речѐ: взы́дꙋ: си́це мнѣ̀, ꙗ҆́коже и҆ тебѣ̀: ꙗ҆́коже лю́дїе моѝ, лю́дїе твоѝ: ꙗ҆́коже ко́ни моѝ, ко́ни твоѝ.
And he said, What way shall I go up? and he said, The way of the wilderness of Edom.
καὶ εἶπε· ποία ὁδῷ ἀναβῶ; καὶ εἶπεν· ὁδὸν ἔρημον ᾿Εδώμ.
И҆ речѐ: кі́имъ пꙋте́мъ взы́демъ; И҆ речѐ: пꙋте́мъ пꙋсты́ни є҆дѡ́мскїѧ.
And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the Lord should have called the three kings on their way, to give them into the hand of Moab.
καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς ᾿Ισραήλ· ὦ, ὅτι κέκληκε Κύριος τοὺς τρεῖς βασιλεῖς παρερχομένους δοῦναι αὐτοὺς ἐν χειρὶ Μωὰβ
И҆ речѐ ѻ҆трокѡ́мъ свои̑мъ ца́рь і҆и҃левъ: Ѽ, ꙗ҆́кѡ созва̀ гдⷭ҇ь трѝ сїѧ̑ цари̑ и҆дꙋ́щыѧ преда́ти и҆̀хъ въ рꙋ́цѣ мѡа́вли.
And Josaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him? And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, [There is] here Elisaie son of Saphat, who poured water on the hands of Eliu.
καὶ εἶπεν ᾿Ιωσαφάτ· οὐκ ἔστιν ὧδε προφήτης τοῦ Κυρίου καὶ ἐπιζητήσωμεν τὸν Κύριον παρ᾿ αὐτοῦ; καὶ ἀπεκρίθη εἷς τῶν παίδων τοῦ βασιλέως ᾿Ισραὴλ καὶ εἶπεν· ὧδε ῾Ελισαιὲ υἱὸς Σαφάτ, ὃς ἐπέχεεν ὕδωρ ἐπὶ χεῖρας ᾿Ηλιού.
И҆ речѐ і҆ѡсафа́тъ къ немꙋ̀ ца́рь і҆ꙋ́динъ: є҆́сть ли здѣ̀ прⷪ҇ро́къ гдⷭ҇ень, и҆ вопро́симъ гдⷭ҇а и҆́мъ; и҆ ѿвѣща̀ є҆ди́нъ ѻ҆́трокъ царѧ̀ і҆и҃лева и҆ речѐ: здѣ̀ є҆́сть є҆лїссе́й сы́нъ сафа́товъ, и҆́же возлива́ше во́дꙋ на рꙋ́цѣ и҆лїинѣ̑.
And Josaphat said, He has the word of the Lord. And the king of Israel, and Josaphat king of Juda, and the king of Edom, went down to him.
καὶ εἶπεν ᾿Ιωσαφάτ· ἔστιν αὐτῷ ῥῆμα Κυρίου. καὶ κατέβη πρὸς αὐτὸν βασιλεὺς ᾿Ισραὴλ καὶ ᾿Ιωσαφὰτ βασιλεὺς ᾿Ιούδα καὶ βασιλεὺς ᾿Εδώμ.
И҆ речѐ і҆ѡсафа́тъ: є҆́сть съ ни́мъ гл҃ъ гдⷭ҇ень. И҆ сни́де къ немꙋ̀ ца́рь і҆и҃левъ и҆ і҆ѡсафа́тъ ца́рь і҆ꙋ́динъ и҆ ца́рь є҆дѡ́мль.
And Elisaie said to the king of Israel, What have I to do with thee? go to the prophets of thy father, and the prophets of thy mother. And the king of Israel said to him, Has the Lord called the three kings to deliver them into the hands of Moab?
καὶ εἶπεν ῾Ελισαιὲ πρὸς βασιλέα ᾿Ισραήλ· τί ἐμοὶ καὶ σοί; δεῦρο πρὸς τοὺς προφήτας τοῦ πατρός σου καὶ τοὺς προφήτας τῆς μητρός σου. καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ βασιλεὺς ᾿Ισραήλ· μὴ ὅτι κέκληκε Κύριος τοὺς τρεῖς βασιλεῖς τοῦ παραδοῦναι αὐτοὺς εἰς χεῖρας Μωάβ;
И҆ речѐ є҆лїссе́й ко царю̀ і҆и҃левꙋ: что̀ мнѣ̀ и҆ тебѣ̀; и҆дѝ ко проро́кѡмъ ѻ҆тца̀ твоегѡ̀ и҆ ко проро́кѡмъ ма́тере твоеѧ̀. И҆ речѐ є҆мꙋ̀ ца́рь і҆и҃левъ: є҆да̀ созва̀ гдⷭ҇ь трѝ цари̑, є҆́же преда́ти ѧ҆̀ въ рꙋ́цѣ мѡа̑вли;
And Elisaie said, [As] the Lord of hosts before whom I stand lives, unless I regarded the presence of Josaphat the king of Juda, I would not have looked on thee, nor seen thee.
καὶ εἶπεν ῾Ελισαιέ· ζῇ Κύριος τῶν δυνάμεων, ᾧ παρέστην ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ, ὅτι εἰ μὴ πρόσωπον ᾿Ιωασαφὰτ βασιλέως ᾿Ιούδα ἐγὼ λαμβάνω, εἰ ἐπέβλεψα πρός σε καὶ εἶδόν σε·
И҆ речѐ є҆лїссе́й: жи́въ гдⷭ҇ь си́лъ є҆мꙋ́же предстою̀ пред̾ ни́мъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ а҆́ще бы́хъ не лицѐ і҆ѡсафа́та царѧ̀ і҆ꙋ́дина а҆́зъ прїѧ́лъ, то̀ воззрѣ́лъ ли бы́хъ на тѧ̀, и҆ ви́дѣлъ ли бы́хъ тѧ̀;
And now fetch me a harper. And it came to pass, as the harper harped, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.
καὶ νῦν λαβέ μοι ψάλλοντα. καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἔψαλλεν ὁ ψάλλων, καὶ ἐγένετο ἐπ᾿ αὐτὸν χεὶρ Κυρίου,
и҆ нн҃ѣ приведи́ ми пѣвца̀. И҆ бы́сть є҆гда̀ воспѣва́ше пѣве́цъ, и҆ бы́сть на не́мъ рꙋка̀ гдⷭ҇нѧ,
The Scripture mentions a musical instrument that produces sounds, or a harp, as the Hebrew says, so that, thanks to the sound of its music, all the soldiers might be assembled around it and might understand when they were summoned to destroy their enemies, and there might be evident testimonies of [Elisha’s] words. In this way, when the miracle occurred, they could not attribute it to Baal or the idols they worshiped. Indeed, there were numerous idolaters in the army.
On the Second Book of Kings 3:15
And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of trenches.
καὶ εἶπε· τάδε λέγει Κύριος· ποιήσατε τὸν χειμάρρουν τοῦτον βοθύνους βοθύνους·
и҆ речѐ: та́кѡ гл҃етъ гдⷭ҇ь: сотвори́те пото́къ се́й рва́ми рва́ми,
“The harpist played, and the water flowed to the bed of the streams.” Through this figure the voice of Christ is conveniently foreshadowed, because he kept the harp of the spirit on the cross. Indeed, our Lord cried twice and gave up his spirit with a loud voice. And immediately the pagan centurion gave glory to the Lord, and in this manner the conversion of the Gentiles was clearly highlighted. After the Christ had brought to perfection on the wood of the cross the new glory of our Savior, the sources were immediately opened and rivers of living water flowed on the nations of the Gentiles, who are symbolized by the “wadi,” as Jesus had said before his passion: “Let the one who believes in me drink. As the Scripture has said, ‘Out of the believer’s heart shall flow rivers of living water.’ ” In this way the word of the prophet might be fulfilled: He who has played the harp will play for the Gentiles in the name of the Lord.
On the Second Book of Kings 3:16
For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain, yet this valley shall be filled with water, and ye, and your flocks, and your cattle shall drink.
ὅτι τάδε λέγει Κύριος· οὐκ ὄψεσθε πνεῦμα καὶ οὐκ ὄψεσθε ὑετόν, καὶ ὁ χειμάρρους οὗτος πλησθήσεται ὕδατος, καὶ πίεσθε ὑμεῖς καὶ αἱ κτήσεις ὑμῶν καὶ τὰ κτήνη ὑμῶν·
ꙗ҆́кѡ та́кѡ гл҃етъ гдⷭ҇ь: не ᲂу҆́зрите дꙋ́ха, и҆ нижѐ ᲂу҆ви́дите дождѧ̀: и҆ пото́къ се́й напо́лнитсѧ воды̀, и҆ пїе́те вы̀ и҆ стѧжа̑нїѧ ва̑ша и҆ ско́ти ва́ши:
And this [is] a light [thing] in the eyes of the Lord: I will also deliver Moab into your hand.
καὶ κούφη αὐτὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς Κυρίου, καὶ παραδώσω τὴν Μωὰβ ἐν χειρὶ ὑμῶν,
и҆ ле́гко сїѐ пред̾ ѻ҆чи́ма гдⷭ҇нима, и҆ преда́мъ мѡа́ва въ рꙋ́ки ва́шѧ,
And ye shall smite every strong city, and ye shall cut down every good tree, and ye shall stop all wells of water, and spoil every good piece [of land] with stones.
καὶ πατάξετε πᾶσαν πόλιν ὀχυρὰν καὶ πᾶν ξύλον ἀγαθὸν καταβαλεῖτε καὶ πάσας πηγὰς ὕδατος ἐμφράξεσθε καὶ πᾶσαν μερίδα ἀγαθὴν ἀχρειώσετε ἐν λίθοις.
и҆ порази́те всѧ́къ гра́дъ тве́рдъ, и҆ всѧ́ко дре́во бла́го низложитѐ, и҆ всѧ́къ и҆сто́чникъ воды̀ заградитѐ, и҆ всѧ́кꙋ ча́сть бла́гꙋ разбїетѐ ка́менїемъ.
And it came to pass in the morning, when the sacrifice was offered, that, behold! waters came from the way of Edom, and the land was filled with water.
καὶ ἐγένετο πρωΐ ἀναβαινούσης τῆς θυσίας καὶ ἰδοὺ ὕδατα ἤρχοντο ἐξ ὁδοῦ ᾿Εδώμ, καὶ ἐπλήσθη ἡ γῆ ὕδατος.
И҆ бы́сть заꙋ́тра восходѧ́щей же́ртвѣ, и҆ сѐ, во́ды и҆дѧ́хꙋ пꙋте́мъ є҆дѡ́мскимъ, и҆ и҆спо́лнисѧ воды̀ землѧ̀.
And all Moab heard that the three kings were come up to fight against them; and they cried out on every [side, even] all that were girt with a girdle, and they said, Ho! and stood upon the border.
καὶ πᾶσα Μωὰβ ἤκουσαν ὅτι ἀνέβησαν οἱ τρεῖς βασιλεῖς πολεμεῖν αὐτούς, καὶ ἀνεβόησαν ἐκ παντὸς περιεζωσμένοι ζώνην καὶ εἶπαν· ὢ καὶ ἔστησαν ἐπὶ τοῦ ὁρίου.
И҆ всѝ мѡаві́тѧне ᲂу҆слы́шаша, ꙗ҆́кѡ взыдо́ша три́ царѧ̑ бра́тисѧ съ ни́ми. И҆ возопи́ша ѿвсю́дꙋ препоѧ́саннїи ѻ҆рꙋ́жїемъ и҆ рѣ́ша: ѻ҆́хъ: и҆ ста́ша ᲂу҆ предѣ́ла.
And they rose early in the morning, and the sun rose upon the waters, and Moab saw the waters on the opposite side red as blood.
καὶ ὤρθρισαν τὸ πρωΐ, καὶ ὁ ἥλιος ἀνέτειλεν ἐπὶ τὰ ὕδατα· καὶ εἶδε Μωὰβ ἐξεναντίας τὰ ὕδατα πυρὰ ὡσεὶ αἷμα
И҆ ᲂу҆ра́ниша заꙋ́тра, и҆ со́лнце возсїѧ̀ на во́ды: и҆ ви́дѣ мѡа́въ сопроти́въ во́ды чє́рмны ꙗ҆́кѡ кро́вь,
22–23“The kings fought together and killed one another.” After the water had come and the armies of Jehoshaphat and his allied kings had drunk their fill, the Moabites, who had seen that the water was red, said this. But they were wrong, because the color of the water had become red on account of the coming of the sun that oppressed them. When they saw the stream flow, they did not think that water was actually flowing in it, because rain had not fallen in all those days. Consequently they took for granted that no source of water could exist in that dried and scorched region. Therefore they thought that the gods of their homeland had caused the kings and their armies to attack and destroy one another. Indeed, they were easily inclined to religious dissensions. They believed that what they saw flowing in the stream was the blood from the carnage of battle.
On the Second Book of Kings 3:25
And they said, This [is] the blood of the sword; and the kings have fought, and each man has smitten his neighbour; now then to the spoils, Moab.
καὶ εἶπαν· αἷμα τοῦτο τῆς ρομφαίας, καὶ ἐμαχέσαντο οἱ βασιλεῖς καὶ ἐπάταξεν ἀνὴρ τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ, καὶ νῦν ἐπὶ τὰ σκῦλα Μωάβ.
и҆ речѐ: кро́вь сїѧ̀ є҆́сть ѿ ѻ҆рꙋ́жїѧ: и҆ би́шасѧ ца́рїе, и҆ ᲂу҆бѝ мꙋ́жъ и҆́скреннѧгѡ своего̀: и҆ нн҃ѣ (грѧдѝ) на коры̑сти, мѡа́ве.
And they entered into the camp of Israel; and Israel arose and smote Moab, and they fled from before them; and they went on and smote Moab as they went.
καὶ εἰσῆλθον εἰς τὴν παρεμβολὴν ᾿Ισραήλ, καὶ ᾿Ισραὴλ ἀνέστησαν καὶ ἐπάταξαν τὴν Μωάβ, καὶ ἔφυγον ἀπὸ προσώπου αὐτῶν. καὶ εἰσῆλθον εἰσπορευόμενοι καί τύπτοντες τὴν Μωὰβ
И҆ внидо́ша въ по́лкъ і҆и҃левъ, і҆и҃льтѧне же воста́ша. и҆ и҆зби́ша мѡа́влѧнъ: и҆ побѣго́ша ѿ лица̀ и҆́хъ: и҆ внидо́ша входѧ́ще и҆ бїю́ще мѡа́ва,
When the Moabites came to plunder the camp, they convinced themselves that its ruins had been abandoned by their guards. Instead, Jehoshaphat and the kings with him suddenly rose up with drawn swords when they realized that their enemies were approaching and almost upon them. But the Moabites did not persist in their attack. They turned around and ran away because they had come unarmed. They had not come to fight, but to plunder. Therefore they scattered the army of their enemies by simply turning their weapons against them. Then they destroyed and laid waste the land bordering [the Moabites]. And finally, like an overflowing stream, they rushed in to attack Moab, cutting down their trees according to Elisha’s order, stopping up the flowing springs, destroying the villages, and demolishing all their houses until they brought down their walls. They surrounded and demolished their fortresses, that is, knocked down the walls and scattered the rubble of the demolition.
On the Second Book of Kings 3:23
And they razed the cities, and cast every man his stone on every good piece [of land] and filled it; and they stopped every well, and cut down every good tree, until they left [only] the stones of the wall cast down; and the slingers compassed [the land], and smote it.
καὶ τὰς πόλεις καθεῖλον καὶ πᾶσαν μερίδα ἀγαθὴν ἔρριψαν ἀνὴρ τὸν λίθον καὶ ἐνέπλησαν αὐτὴν καὶ πᾶσαν πηγὴν ἐνέφραξαν καὶ πᾶν ξύλον ἀγαθὸν κατέβαλον ἕως τοῦ καταλιπεῖν τοὺς λίθους τοῦ τοίχου καθῃρημένους, καὶ ἐκύκλωσαν οἱ σφενδονῆται καὶ ἐπάταξαν αὐτήν.
и҆ гра́ды разби́ша, и҆ всѧ́кꙋ ча́сть бла́гꙋ наверго́ша мꙋ́жїе ка́менїемъ, и҆ напо́лниша ю҆̀, и҆ всѧ́къ и҆сто́чникъ загради́ша, и҆ всѧ́ко дре́во бла́го и҆зсѣко́ша, доне́лѣже ѡ҆ста́виша ка́менїе стѣ́нъ разбїе́но: и҆ ѡ҆бстꙋпи́ша пра́щницы и҆ разби́ша є҆го̀.
And the king of Moab saw that the battle prevailed against him; and he took with him seven hundred men that drew sword, to cut through to the king of Edom: and they could not.
καὶ εἶδεν ὁ βασιλεὺς Μωὰβ ὅτι ἐκραταίωσεν ὑπὲρ αὐτὸν ὁ πόλεμος. καὶ ἔλαβε μεθ᾿ ἑαυτοῦ ἑπτακοσίους ἄνδρας ἐσπασμένους ρομφαίαν διακόψαι πρὸς βασιλέα ᾿Εδώμ, καὶ οὐκ ἠδυνήθησαν.
И҆ ви́дѣ ца́рь мѡа́вль, ꙗ҆́кѡ ᲂу҆крѣпи́сѧ над̾ ни́мъ бра́нь, и҆ взѧ̀ съ собо́ю се́дмь сѡ́тъ мꙋже́й со ѡ҆бнаже́ннымъ ѻ҆рꙋ́жїемъ, є҆́же просѣщи́сѧ ко царю̀ є҆дѡ́мскꙋ: и҆ не возмого́ша.
26–27Therefore Mesha, who had lost all his hope in his armies, made an about-face to ask the gods for help, because he had seen that no human being could help him. Certain wise men of his country said to him that it was necessary to implore the mercy of the God of Israel by means of an extraordinary sacrifice, for exactly the same reason which Abraham, the father of the Israelites, had made his offering, which had been quite pleasing to God, according to the tradition that is generally renowned among the Canaanites. But the power and the strength of God had already been recognized by all with great admiration for what he had done before all the Moabites. Indeed, no one but him had made the water flow on his people in the desert of Edom, and they had never heard of or known another God who granted his worshipers greater benefits. Therefore the king, who could not deny the miracle that he had seen with his own eyes, did not want to be deprived of sufficient aid in the difficulties that encircled him. He was confirmed [in his hope] and abandoned the worship of idols by taking refuge in the powerful God who had created a new sea in the desert. Therefore he was invited by the word of the wise men and nobles of Moab to make a great sacrifice and to offer his firstborn child, the pillar of his house and the hope of his kingdom, on the city walls, before the armies that besieged him. He wanted the Hebrew to see the sacrifice he was about to make to the God of Abraham according to the teaching of Abraham.And then the wrath against the Israelites increased, because the calamities, which the Scripture accurately relates after these events, happened to them again. They had seen how God protected them, and the abundance of water that he had made miraculously flow for them and the retreat of their enemies before them. Nevertheless, they persisted in their dishonor, and their hearts were still attached to their calf.
On the Second Book of Kings 3:25-27
26–27People imitate those who do good deeds, therefore, not out of love for these good deeds but because of their usefulness. For Balaam also flattered [God], in that he had seven altars built because he had heard concerning these ancient ones that, with regard to the sacrifices they had offered to him, their prayers were accepted. The king of Moab took note of Jephthah. But, because it was his firstborn and a human being rather than an animal that he killed, God took pity on him, since it was in affliction that he did it and not through love. In the case of Jephthah, if it had been one of his servants who had been first to encounter him, he would have killed him. But, in order that people would not engage in the sacrifice of their fellow human beings, he caused his own daughter to meet him, so that others would be afraid, lest they offer human beings by vow to God.
Commentary on Tatian’s Diatessaron 10.3
And he took his eldest son whom he had designed to reign in his stead, and offered him up for a whole-burnt-offering on the walls. And there was a great indignation against Israel; and they departed from him, and returned to their land.
καὶ ἔλαβε τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ τὸν πρωτότοκον, ὃν ἐβασίλευσεν ἀντ᾿ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀνήνεγκεν αὐτὸν ὁλοκαύτωμα ἐπὶ τοῦ τείχους· καὶ ἐγένετο μετάμελος μέγας ἐπὶ ᾿Ισραήλ, καὶ ἀπῇραν ἀπ᾿ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπέστρεψαν εἰς τὴν γῆν.
И҆ поѧ́тъ сы́на своего̀ пе́рвенца, є҆го́же воцарѝ вмѣ́стѡ себє̀, и҆ вознесѐ є҆го̀ во всесожже́нїе на стѣнѣ̀: и҆ бы́сть раска́ѧнїе вели́кое во і҆и҃ли: и҆ ѿстꙋпи́ша ѿ негѡ̀ и҆ возврати́шасѧ въ зе́млю свою̀.
And the king of Israel went, and the king of Juda, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days’ journey; and there was no water for the army, and for the cattle that went with them.
καὶ ἐπορεύθη ὁ βασιλεὺς ᾿Ισραὴλ καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς ᾿Ιούδα καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς ᾿Εδὼμ καὶ ἐκύκλωσαν ὁδὸν ἑπτὰ ἡμερῶν, καὶ οὐκ ἦν ὕδωρ τῇ παρεμβολῇ καὶ τοῖς κτήνεσι τοῖς ἐν τοῖς ποσὶν αὐτῶν.
И҆ и҆́де ца́рь і҆и҃левъ и҆ ца́рь і҆ꙋ́динъ и҆ ца́рь є҆дѡ́мль, и҆ и҆до́ша пꙋте́мъ се́дмь дні́й: и҆ не бѣ̀ полкꙋ̀ воды̀ и҆ скотѡ́мъ сꙋ́щымъ съ ни́ми.