2 Kings 3:22 - Forerunner Commentary

2 Kings 3:22

20 Now it happened in the morning, when ^athe grain offering was offered, that suddenly water came by way of Edom, and the land was filled with water.

21 And when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, all who were able to bear arms and older were¹ gathered; and they stood at the border.

22 Then they rose up early in the morning, and the sun was shining on the water; and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood.

23 And they said, “This is blood; the kings have surely struck swords and have killed one another; now therefore, Moab, to the spoil!”

24 So when they came to the camp of Israel, Israel rose up and attacked the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they entered their land, killing the Moabites.

25 Then they destroyed the cities, and each man threw a stone on every good piece of land and filled it; and they stopped up all the springs of water and cut down all the good trees. But they left the stones of ^aKir Haraseth intact. However the slingers surrounded and attacked it.

Verse Comparison: 2 Kings 3:22

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American Standard Version
And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water over against them as red as blood:

Amplified® Bible
When they rose up early next morning, and the sun shone upon the water, the Moabites saw the water across from them as red as blood.

Contemporary English Version
When they got up that morning, the sun was shining across the water, making it look red. The Moabite troops took one look

Darby English Version
And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun rose upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side red as blood.

Good News Bible
When they got up the following morning, the sun was shining on the water, making it look as red as blood.

King James Version
And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:

New American Standard Bible
They rose early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water opposite {them} as red as blood.

New International Version
When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water. To the Moabites across the way, the water looked red—like blood.

New King James Version
Then they rose up early in the morning, and the sun was shining on the water; and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
They rose early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood.

Revised Standard Version
And when they rose early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood.

Young's Literal Translation
And they rise early in the morning, and the sun hath shone on the waters, and the Moabites see, from over-against, the waters red as blood,

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