16 and he said, "This is what the Lord says: I will fill this valley with pools of water.
16 And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches.
16 And he said, "Thus says the Lord, 'I will make this dry streambed full of pools.'
16 He then said, "God's word: Dig ditches all over this valley.
16 And he said, "Thus says the Lord: 'Make this valley full of ditches.'
16 and he said, "This is what the Lord says: This dry valley will be filled with pools of water!
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 3:16
Commentary on 2 Kings 3:6-19
(Read 2 Kings 3:6-19)
The king of Israel laments their distress, and the danger they were in. He called these kings together, yet he charges it upon Providence. Thus the foolishness of man perverteth his way, and then his heart fretteth against the Lord, Psalm 84:6. We need not inquire whence the water came. God is not tied to second causes. They that sincerely seek for the dew of God's grace, shall have it, and by it be made more than conquerors.