2 He did what was evil in the Lord’s eyes, but he wasn’t as bad as his father and mother. He removed the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.
3 But he nevertheless clung to the sins that Jeroboam, Nebat’s son, had caused Israel to commit. He didn’t deviate from them.
4 Now Moab’s King Mesha kept sheep. He would pay Israel’s king one hundred thousand lambs and the wool from one hundred thousand rams.
5 But when Ahab died, Moab’s king rebelled against Israel’s king.
6 So King Joram set out from Samaria at once. He prepared all Israel for war.
7 He sent word to Judah’s King Jehoshaphat, "Moab’s king has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?"Jehoshaphat responded, "Yes, I’ll go. We’ll fight as one: you and I, our troops and our horses."
8 "Which road should we take?" Joram asked.Jehoshaphat responded, "The road that goes through the Edomite wilderness."