All Moab had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, from the youngest to the oldest, were summoned and took their stand at the border.
2 Kings 3:22 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and the Moabites saw that the water opposite them was red like blood. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When they rose up early next morning, and the sun shone upon the water, the Moabites saw the water across from 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: Common English Bible They got up early in the morning as the sun’s rays shone on the water. The Moabites saw the water from a distance. It looked as red as blood. Catholic Public Domain Version And rising up in early morning, and when the sun was now rising before the waters, the Moabites saw the waters opposite them, which were red like blood. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they rose early in the morning, and the sun being now up, and shining upon the waters, the Moabites saw the waters over against them red, like blood, |
All Moab had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, from the youngest to the oldest, were summoned and took their stand at the border.
‘This is blood! ’ they exclaimed. ‘The kings have crossed swords and their men have killed one another. So, to the spoil, Moab! ’
for the Lord had caused the Aramean camp to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a large army. The Arameans had said to each other, ‘The king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and the kings of Egypt to attack us.’