He asked, “Which route should we take?”

He replied, “The route of the Wilderness of Edom.”

So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom(A) set out. After they had traveled their indirect route for seven days, they had no water for the army or the animals with them.

10 Then the king of Israel said, “Oh no, the Lord has summoned these three kings, only to hand them over to Moab.”

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