When they rose up early in the morning and the sun was shining upon the water, the Moabites saw the water from a distance as red as blood!
2 Kings 3:23 - Tree of Life Version So they said, “This is blood! The kings have surely clashed swords and slain each other. Now, 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 rose up early in the morning and the sun was shining upon the water, the Moabites saw the water from a distance as red as blood!
But when they came near Israel’s camp, the Israelites rose up and struck the Moabites, who fled before them. Then they invaded, slaughtering the Moabites.
For Adonai had caused the army of the Arameans to hear a noise of chariots and a noise of horses—indeed a noise of a huge army. So they said one to another, “Look, the king of Israel has hired against us the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians to assault us.”
When Jehoshaphat and his people went to take the plunder, they found an abundance of goods, clothing and precious articles, which they pillaged, more than they could carry away. For three days they were taking the plunder because there was so much.
The enemy said, “I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil. My lust shall gorge on them! I will draw my sword— my hand will destroy them.”
My hand found the riches of the peoples as a nest—like gathering forsaken eggs, I have gathered the entire earth. Not a wing fluttered, not a beak opened or chirped!”
‘Are they not finding, dividing the spoil? A maiden, maidens for every warrior! To Sisera a spoil of dyed garments— a spoil of dyed garments of embroidery, double-dyed garments of embroidery for the necks of every spoiler!’