Read 2 Kings 3 here (text coming …) or at Bible Gateway.
The Hebrew paragraphs:
3:1-3 {p} Jehoram, son of Ahab, began to reign/ he did evil in the sight of YHVH
3:4-10 {s} Moab rebelled against Israel/ Jehoram allies himself with Judah and Edom to fight against him
3:11-27 {p} The miraculous victory over Moab at the word of YHVH
The Strong theme:
3:4-27 {s+p} Moab rebelled against Israel/ Israel, Judah, Edom fought against Moab and prevailed
1 Kin 22:51-2 Kin 3:27 Chiastic structure:
For a long time this Chiastic structure eluded me in my notes. But the key is in the A.3 pair. When the king of Israel sent to a false god to inquire, YHVH said, “Is it because there is no God in Israel that you sent to Baal-zebub?” That king died. But when the kings sent to YHVH to inquire, they gained the victory over their enemies. Israel, Learn from the Narrative of your own history!
If there are questions, this is a good resource:
1 Kings 1 and 2, And the puzzle of the chronology thorn of Jehoram’s reign – Christine Miller
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