2 Kings 3:20 meaning and explanation

The next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water suddenly flowed from the direction of Edom and filled the land.

2 Kings 3:20, Berean Standard Bible

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Elisha has promised the allied kings of Israel, Judah and Edom water without wind or rain, and this verse reports its arrival. The timing is the point: water comes at the hour of the morning sacrifice, when the temple in Jerusalem would have been offering the daily burnt offering, so the deliverance is tied to worship and to the LORD's own word through the prophet.

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