And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab has rebelled against me: will you go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as you are, my people as your people, and my horses as your horses.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
He entered cordially into this war, as he perceived that if Moab succeeded, Edom would follow the same plan. (Menochius)