2 Kings 3:8 - The Scriptures 2009

⁸ And he said, “Which way do we go up?” And he said, “By way of the Wilderness of Eḏom.”

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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.

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.

2 Kings 3:8 Cross References

2 Kings 3:7

And he went and sent to Yehoshaphat sovereign of Yehuḏah, saying, “The sovereign of Mo’aḇ has revolted against me. Do you go with me to fight against Mo’aḇ?” And he said, “I go up. I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.”

2 Kings 3:9

And the sovereign of Yisra’ĕl went, and the sovereign of Yehuḏah and the sovereign of Eḏom, and went round a journey of seven days. And there was no water for the army, nor for the cattle that followed them.

Numbers 21:4

And they departed from Mount Hor by the Way of the Sea of Reeds, to go around the land of Eḏom. But the being of the people grew impatient because of the way.