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.
2 Kings 3:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘This is blood! ’ they exclaimed. ‘The kings have crossed swords and their men have killed one another. So, to the spoil, Moab! ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they said, This is blood; the kings have surely been fighting and have slain one another. Now then, Moab, to the spoil! American Standard Version (1901) and they said, This is blood; the kings are surely destroyed, and they have smitten each man his fellow: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil. Common English Bible They said, “It’s blood! The kings must have fought each other and killed themselves! Now get the plunder, Moab!” Catholic Public Domain Version And they said: "It is the blood of the sword! The kings have fought among themselves, and they have slain one another. Go now, Moab, to the spoils!" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they said: It is the blood of the sword: the kings have fought among themselves, and they have killed one another. Go now, Moab, to the spoils. |
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.
However, when the Moabites came to Israel’s camp, the Israelites attacked them, and they fled from them. So Israel went into the land attacking the Moabites.
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.’
Then Jehoshaphat and his people went to gather the plunder. They found among them an abundance of goods on the bodies and valuable items. So they stripped them until nobody could carry any more. They were gathering the plunder for three days because there was so much.
The enemy said: ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil. My desire will be gratified at their expense. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
My hand has reached out, as if into a nest, to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered the whole earth. No wing fluttered; no beak opened or chirped.
‘Are they not finding and dividing the spoil – a girl or two for each warrior, the spoil of coloured garments for Sisera, the spoil of an embroidered garment or two for my neck? ’