2 Kings 3:22

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    But when they arose early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and to the Moabites across the way, the water looked red—like blood.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they rose up early{H7925} in the morning,{H1242} and the sun{H8121} shone{H2224} upon the water,{H4325} and the Moabites{H4124} saw{H7200} the water{H4325} over against{H5048} them as red{H122} as blood:{H1818}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they rose up early{H7925}{(H8686)} in the morning{H1242}, and the sun{H8121} shone{H2224}{(H8804)} upon the water{H4325}, and the Moabites{H4124} saw{H7200}{(H8799)} the water{H4325} on the other side{H5048} as red{H122} as blood{H1818}:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And whan they rose early in ye mornynge, & the Sonne wete vp vpon ye water, the Moabites thoughte the water ouer agaynst the to be eue as reed as bloude,

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And they rose earely in the morning, when the sunne arose vpon the water, and the Moabites saw the water ouer against them, as red as blood.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And they were vp earlie in the morning, and the sunne shone vpon the water, that the Moabites sawe the water a farre of as red as blood.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water over against them as red as blood:

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And early in the morning they got up, when the sun was shining on the water, and they saw the water facing them as red as blood.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water over against them as red as blood.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When they got up early the next morning, the sun was shining on the water. To the Moabites, who were some distance away, the water looked red like blood.

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    23 And they said, "This is blood; the kings are surely slain, and they have struck one another. Now, Moab, to the spoil!"

    24 So when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and attacked the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they continued attacking and defeated the Moabites in their land.

    25 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.

    26 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew swords to break through to the king of Edom; but they could not.

  • 2 Kgs 3:18-21
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    83%

    18 And this is but a trivial thing in the sight of the LORD; He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.

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

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  • Num 22:1-4
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    1 And the children of Israel set out, and camped in the plains of Moab on this side of the Jordan by Jericho.

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    3 And Moab was very afraid of the people, because they were many; and Moab was distressed because of the children of Israel.

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    1 And Joshua rose early in the morning; and they moved from Shittim and came to the Jordan, he and all the children of Israel, and lodged there before they crossed over.

  • Num 21:13-15
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    71%

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  • Judg 3:28-29
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    28 And he said to them, Follow after me: for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and allowed not a man to pass over.

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    3 The sea saw it and fled; Jordan was driven back.

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    16 That the waters which came down from above stood and rose up in a heap very far from the city Adam, that is beside Zaretan; and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, even the Salt Sea, failed and were cut off; and the people crossed over opposite Jericho.

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  • Josh 4:23
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    8 And he said, "Which way shall we go up?" And he answered, "The way through the wilderness of Edom."

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    10 And the king of Israel said, "Alas, that the LORD has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab!"

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    68%

    10 For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt; and what you did unto the two kings of the Amorites, who were on the other side of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed.

  • Exod 7:20-21
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    20 And Moses and Aaron did so, as the LORD commanded; and he lifted up the rod, and struck the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants; and all the waters that were in the river were turned to blood.

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  • Deut 4:47
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  • Judg 11:18
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  • Josh 5:1
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    21 And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.

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  • Exod 15:22-23
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    22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness and found no water.

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  • Num 33:49
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