2 Kings 3:8 - King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.

More versions

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ Joram said, Which way shall we go up? Jehoshaphat answered, The way through the Wilderness of Edom.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way of the wilderness of Edom.

Common English Bible

⁸ “Which road should we take?” Joram asked. Jehoshaphat responded, “The road that goes through the Edomite wilderness.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ And he said, "Along which way shall we ascend?" So he responded, "Along the desert of Idumea."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁸ And he said: Which way shall we go up? But he answered: By the desert of Edom.

English Standard Version 2016

⁸ Then he said, “By which way shall we march?” Jehoram answered, “By the way of the wilderness of Edom.”

2 Kings 3:8 Cross References

2 Kings 3:7

And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.

2 Kings 3:9

So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.

Numbers 21:4

And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.