John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 3:9
So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah ,.... The way of the wilderness of Edom, proposed by the latter: and the king of Edom ; whom they took with them in their way, who was not properly a king, but a viceroy or deputy, see 1 Kings 22:47 . and they fetched a compass of seven days journey ; they went round the Dead Sea, and through the wilderness of Edom, and so to the borders of Moab: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them ;... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 3:8
And he said, which way shall we go up .... That is, Jehoram said so to Jehoshaphat, consulting with him which was the best way to take to the land of Moab, whether the shortest way, over Jordan; or some other: and he answered, the way through the wilderness of Edom ; which bordered upon it, and the same through which the Israelites passed; for Kadesh was on the extreme border of Edom, whither they came, Numbers 20:1 and this Jehoshaphat proposed, partly that they might come upon Moab... read more