2 Kings 3:26 - Exposition

And when the King of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him— i.e. that he could not hope to maintain the defense much longer, but would be forced to surrender the fortress— he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the King of Edom. Perhaps he regarded the King of Edom as the weakest of the three confederates, and the least likely to offer effectual resistance; perhaps he viewed him as a traitor, since Edom had been his ally a little earlier ( 2 Chronicles 20:10 , 2 Chronicles 20:22 ), and wished to wreak his vengeance on him. But they could not . The attempt failed; Edom was too strong, and he was forced to throw himself once more into the beleaguered town.