Verse 25

They destroyed the cities, threw stones onto every good field until it was covered, stopped up all the springs of water, and cut down all the good trees. Only the stones of Kir Hareseth were left standing, but the slingers surrounded and attacked it.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    De ødela byene, og hver mann kastet steiner på alle frukttrærne, så de ble jammet med steiner. De stoppet alle vannkildene og hogg ned alle fine trær, slik at det bare var steinmurene igjen i Kir-Hareset. Steinslyngerne omringet byen og angrep den.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Og de ødela byene, og på hvert godt stykke land kastet hver mann sin stein og fylte det. De stengte alle vannkildene og felte alle de gode trærne; bare i Kir-Haraset lot de steinene bli. Men slyngerne omringet det og slo det.

  • Norsk King James

    De slo ned byene; og på hvert godt stykke land kastet hver mann sin stein og fylte det; de stoppet alle vannkilder og felte alle gode trær; bare i Kirharaseth etterlot de steinene der; men steinskytterne gikk rundt det og slo det.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    De rev ned byene, hver mann kastet en stein på hvert godt stykke land og fylte det, stoppet alle vannkilder og felte alle gode trær, inntil bare steinene i Kir-Hareset var igjen, og slyngekasterne slo byen.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    De ødela byene, og på hver god åker kastet hver mann sin stein, og fylte dem. De tettet alle vannkilder og felte alle gode trær, inntil det bare var igjen steinmurer av Kir-Hareset, og slyngerne omringet byen og angrep den.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    De ødela byene, og hvert godt stykke land kastet hver mann sin stein på og fylte det; de stoppet alle vannkilder og felte hvert godt tre. Bare i Kir-Hareset lot de steinene bli stående, men slyngerne omringet det og ødela det.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    De slo ned byene, og på hver god jord kastet hver mann sine steiner og fylte den. De stengte alle brønner og felling alle gode trær; bare i Kirharaseth lot de steinene stå, men slyngekasterne gikk rundt og slo dem ned.

  • En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

    De ødela byene, og hvert godt stykke land kastet hver mann sin stein på og fylte det; de stoppet alle vannkilder og felte hvert godt tre. Bare i Kir-Hareset lot de steinene bli stående, men slyngerne omringet det og ødela det.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    De rev ned byene, og hver mann kastet sin stein på hver god åker og fylte dem. De stoppet opp alle vannkildene og felte alle gode trær, til de kun lot steinene stå igjen i Kir-Hareseth, mens slyngerne omringet byen og angrep den.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    De ødela byene og kastet hver mann sin stein på hvert godt stykke land og fylte det. De tettet alle vannkilder og felte hvert godt tre. Bare steinmurene i Kir-Hareset ble stående, men slyngekasterne omringet og angrep også den.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Og de nedbrøde Stæderne, og hver kastede sin Steen paa alle gode Stykker (Land) og fyldte dem, og tilstoppede alle Vandkilder og fældede alle gode Træer, indtil (ikkun) Stenene i Kir-Hareseth bleve tilovers af den; og de, som sloge med Slynger, omgave den og sloge den.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kir-haraseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    De ødela byene, og hvert godt stykke land kastet hver mann steinen sin på og fylte det, og de lukket alle brønner, og felte de gode trærne. Bare i Kir-Hareset lot de steinene stå; men slyngekasterne omringet og slo det.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    And they destroyed the cities, and in every good piece of land each man threw a stone and filled it, and they stopped all the springs of water and cut down all the good trees. Only in Kir Haraseth did they leave its stones intact; however, the slingers surrounded it and attacked it.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    De rev ned byene; og på hvert godt stykke mark kastet hver mann sin stein, og fylte det; og de stanset alle vannkildene, og felte alle de gode trærne, til de i Kir-Hareset ikke lot noen steiner være igjen; men slyngekasterne gikk rundt det og slo det.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    De rev ned byene, kastet hver sin stein på hver fruktbare åker og fylte dem. De stengte hver vannkilde og felte hvert godt tre, inntil steinene i Kir-Hareset var tilbake, og slyngekasterne omringet og angrep dem der.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    De rev ned byene, og på hver god jordbit kastet hver mann sin stein, og de fylte den. De stoppet alle vannkilder og felte alle gode trær, inntil bare i Kir-Hareset var steinene igjen; men slyngerne omringet den og slo den.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    rive ned byene, dekke hver god åker med steiner, stoppe opp alle vannkilder, og kutte ned alle gode trær; de fortsatte å drive Moab foran seg til det bare var i Kir-Hareset de hadde noen moabitter; og krigerne gikk rundt byen og kastet steiner på den.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    & brake downe the cities, & euery one cast his stone vpon all the good feldes, and made them full, and stopped all ye welles of water, and felled downe all the good trees, tyll there remayned but the stones in the brickwall, and they compased them aboute with slynges, and smote them.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And they destroyed the cities: and on all the good field euery man cast his stone, and filled them and they stopt all the fountaines of water, and felled all the good trees: onely in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof: howebeit they went about it with slings, and smote it.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And they ouerthrew the cities, and on euery good parcell of lande cast euery man his stone, and filled it, & they stopt all the welles of water, and feld all the good trees, onely in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof: howbeit they went about it with slinges, & smote it.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about [it], and smote it.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the springs of water, and felled all the good trees, until in Kir Hareseth [only] they left the stones of it; however the men armed with slings went about it, and struck it.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and the cities they break down, and `on' every good portion they cast each his stone, and have filled it, and every fountain of water they stop, and every good tree they cause to fall -- till one had left its stones in Kir-Haraseth, and the slingers go round and smite it.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And they beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the fountains of water, and felled all the good trees, until in Kir-hareseth [only] they left the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Pulling down the towns, covering every good field with stones, stopping up all the water-springs, and cutting down all the good trees; they went on driving Moab before them till only in Kir-hareseth were there any Moabites; and the fighting-men went round the town raining stones on it.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the springs of water, and felled all the good trees, until in Kir Hareseth [only] they left its stones; however the men armed with slings went about it, and struck it.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They tore down the cities and each man threw a stone into every cultivated field until they were covered. They stopped up every spring and chopped down every productive tree. Only Kir Hareseth was left intact, but the slingers surrounded it and attacked it.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 3:19 : 19 You will destroy every fortified city and every major town, cut down every good tree, stop up all the springs, and ruin every good field with stones.
  • Isa 16:7 : 7 Therefore, Moab will wail for Moab—everyone will wail. Mourn for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth, utterly stricken and grieving.
  • Jer 48:31 : 31 Therefore, I will wail for Moab; I will cry out for all of Moab. For the men of Kir-heres, I will mourn.
  • Jer 48:36 : 36 Therefore, my heart moans for Moab like the sound of flutes; it moans like flutes for the men of Kir-heres, because their accumulated wealth has perished.
  • Isa 16:11 : 11 Therefore, my heart moans like a lyre for Moab, and my innermost being for Kir Hareseth.
  • Isa 37:26-27 : 26 Have you not heard? From long ago, I planned it; from ancient times, I designed it. Now I have brought it to pass, that you should turn fortified cities into heaps of ruins. 27 Their inhabitants, stripped of strength, were dismayed and put to shame. They were like grass in the field, tender green shoots, grass on the housetops, scorched before it grows up.
  • 2 Chr 32:4 : 4 A large number of people gathered together, and they stopped up all the springs and the stream that flowed through the land, saying, "Why should the kings of Assyria come and find plenty of water?"
  • Isa 15:1 : 1 An oracle concerning Moab: In the night, Ar of Moab was devastated and destroyed. In the night, Kir of Moab was devastated and destroyed.
  • Gen 26:15 : 15 The Philistines stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug during the days of Abraham his father, filling them with dirt.
  • Gen 26:18 : 18 Isaac reopened the wells that had been dug in the days of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham's death; he gave them the same names his father had given them.
  • Deut 2:9 : 9 The LORD said to me, ‘Do not harass Moab or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any part of their land as a possession. I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as a possession.'
  • Deut 20:19-20 : 19 When you lay siege to a city for a long time to capture it, do not destroy its trees by cutting them down with an axe, for you may eat from them. Do not cut them down, for is the tree of the field a human that it should face the siege with you? 20 However, you may cut down only the trees that you know are not fruit-bearing. Use them to build siege works against the city that is at war with you, until it falls.
  • Judg 9:45 : 45 Abimelech fought against the city all that day, captured it, killed its inhabitants, tore it down, and sowed it with salt.
  • 2 Sam 8:2 : 2 David also defeated Moab. He made them lie down on the ground and measured them with a rope. He measured two lengths of rope to put them to death and one full length to let them live, and the Moabites became servants to David, bringing him tribute.