מלכים ב, פרק ג׳, פסוק ו׳

King Jehoram leaves his city and begins the process of organizing the nation into a military force. The exact timing of his departure is a subject of discussion. The primary approach among commentators is that this occurred at a highly specific moment, aligning exactly with the time Elisha arrived in the city of Samaria [מלבי״ם, מצודת דוד]. Alternatively, this timing can be understood in a more general sense, simply indicating that the event took place on a certain day rather than tying it to a precise historical moment [ביאור שטיינזלץ]. Upon leaving the city, the king took immediate action to prepare his army by conducting a comprehensive military census of all the Israelites [ביאור שטיינזלץ].