John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 3:7
And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, the king of Moab hath rebelled against me ,.... By refusing to pay him tribute: wilt thou go up with me against Moab to battle? and he said, I will go up ; which he agreed to, partly to encourage in the reformation of religion which he had begun, and partly to chastise the Moabites for their invasion of his country, 2 Chronicles 20:1 . I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses ; the same... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Kings 3:6-19
Jehoram has no sooner got the sceptre into his hand than he takes the sword into his hand, to reduce Moab. Crowns bring great cares and perils to the heads that wear them; no sooner in honour than in war. Now here we have, I. The concerting of this expedition between Jehoram king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah. Jehoram levied an army (2 Kgs. 3:6), and such an opinion he had of the godly king of Judah that, 1. He courted him to be his confederate: Wilt thou go with me against Moab? And... read more