2 Kings 3:7
Good News Translation
He sent word to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: "The king of Moab has rebelled against me; will you join me in war against him?" "I will," King Jehoshaphat replied. "I am at your disposal, and so are my men and my horses.

New Revised Standard Version
As he went he sent word to King Jehoshaphat of Judah, “The king of Moab has rebelled against me; will you go with me to battle against Moab?” He answered, “I will; I am with you, my people are your people, my horses are your horses.”

Contemporary English Version
He sent this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah, "The king of Moab has rebelled. Will you go with me to attack him?" "Yes, I will," Jehoshaphat answered. "I'm on your side, and my soldiers and horses are at your command.

New American Bible
Then he sent Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, the message: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you come with me to Moab to fight?” He replied, “I will. You and I are as one, your people and my people, and your horses and my horses as well.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he sent to Josaphat; king of Juda, saying: The king of Moab is revolted from me: come with me against him to battle. And he answered: I will come up: he that is mine, is thine: my people are thy people: and my horses, thy horses.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And he sent to Josaphat; king of Juda, saying: The king of Moab is revolted from me: come with me against him to battle. And he answered: I will come up: he that is mine, is thine: my people are thy people: and my horses, thy horses.

wilt thou go

1 Kings 22:4,32,33 And he said to Josaphat: Wilt thou come with me to battle to Ramoth Galaad? . . .

2 Chronicles 18:3,29-32 And Achab king of Israel said to Josaphat king of Juda: Come with me to Ramoth Galaad. And he answered him: Thou art as I am, and my people as thy people, and we will be with thee in the war. . . .

2 Chronicles 19:2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer met him, and said to him: Thou helpest the ungodly, and thou art joined in friendship with them that hate the Lord, and therefore thou didst deserve indeed the wrath of the Lord:

2 Chronicles 21:4-7 So Joram rose up over the kingdom of his father: and when he had established himself, he slew all his brethren with the sword, and some of the princes of Israel. . . .

2 Chronicles 22:3,4,10-12 He also walked in the ways of the house of Achab: for his mother pushed him on to do wickedly. . . .

Context
Joram Overcomes Moab's Rebellion
6And king Joram went out that day from Samaria, and mustered all Israel. 7And he sent to Josaphat; king of Juda, saying: The king of Moab is revolted from me: come with me against him to battle. And he answered: I will come up: he that is mine, is thine: my people are thy people: and my horses, thy horses.8And he said: Which way shall we go up? But he answered: By the desert of Edom.…
Cross References
1 Kings 22:4
And he said to Josaphat: Wilt thou come with me to battle to Ramoth Galaad?

2 Kings 3:6
And king Joram went out that day from Samaria, and mustered all Israel.

2 Kings 3:8
And he said: Which way shall we go up? But he answered: By the desert of Edom.

2 Kings 3:9
So the king of Israel, and the king of Juda, and the king of Edom, went, and they fetched a compass of seven days journey, and there was no water for the army, and for the beasts, that followed them.

2 Kings 13:20
And Eliseus died, and they buried him. And the rovers from Moab came into the land the same year.

2 Kings 3:6
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