2 Kings 3:25

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The Israelites destroyed the Moabite towns. They chopped down the good trees and stopped up the springs of water, then covered the fertile fields with rocks. Finally, the only city left standing was Kir-Hareseth, but soldiers armed with slings surrounded and attacked it.

Cross References

Genesis 26:15

and they stopped up the wells that Abraham's servants had dug before his death.

Genesis 26:18

where he cleaned out those wells that the Philistines had stopped up. Isaac also gave each of the wells the same name that Abraham had given to them.

2 Samuel 8:2

David also defeated the Moabites. Then he made their soldiers lie down on the ground, and he measured them off with a rope. He would measure off two lengths of the rope and have those men killed, then he would measure off one length and let those men live. The people of Moab had to accept David as their ruler and pay taxes to him.

2 Kings 3:19

You will capture all their walled cities and important towns. You will chop down every good tree and stop up every spring of water, then ruin their fertile fields by covering them with rocks.

2 Kings 3:24

But when they arrived at Israel's camp, the Israelite soldiers came out and attacked them, until they turned and ran away. Israel's army chased them all the way back to Moab, and even there they kept up the attack.

2 Kings 3:26

King Mesha of Moab saw that he was about to be defeated. So he took along seven hundred soldiers with swords and tried to break through the front line where the Edomite troops were positioned. But he failed.

Isaiah 15:1

This is a message about Moab: The towns of Ar and Kir were destroyed in a night. Moab is left in ruins!

Isaiah 16:11

Deep in my heart I suffer for Moab and Kir-Heres.

Isaiah 16:7

Tell everyone in Moab to mourn for their nation. Tell them to cry and weep for those fine raisins of Kir-Hareseth.

Jeremiah 48:31

So I will cry and mourn for Moab and its town of Kir-Heres.

Jeremiah 48:36

In my heart I moan for Moab, like a funeral song played on a flute. I mourn for the people of the town of Kir-Heres, because their wealth is gone.

Deuteronomy 2:9

The LORD told me, “Don't try to start a war with Moab. Leave them alone, because I gave the land of Ar to them, and I will not let you have any of it.”

Judges 9:45

He and his troops fought in Shechem all day, until they had killed everyone in town. Then he and his men tore down the houses and buildings and scattered salt everywhere.