2 Kings 3:21
And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border.
2 Kings 3:21 in other translations
| BSB | Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, young and old, were summoned and stationed at the border. |
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| WEB | Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all who were able to put on armor, young and old, and stood on the border. |
| ASV | Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all that were able to put on armor, and upward, and stood on the border. |
| YLT | and all Moab have heard that the kings have come up to fight against them, and they are called together, from every one girding on a girdle and upward, and they stand by the border. |
| DARBY | And all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, and they were called together, all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood by the border. |
| BBE | Now all Moab, hearing that the kings had come to make war against them, got together all who were able to take up arms and went forward to the edge of the country. |
| Webster | And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armor, and upward, and stood in the border. |
What does 2 Kings 3:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 3:20-24
20-24. when the meat offering was offered--that is, at the time of the morning sacrifice, accompanied, doubtless, with solemn prayers; and these led, it may be, by Elisha on this occasion, as on a similar one by Elijah (1Ki 18:36). behold, there came water by the way of Edom--Far from the Israelitish camp, in the eastern mountains of Edom, a great fall of rain, a kind of cloudburst, took place, by which the wady was…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 3:20-27
It is a blessing to be favoured with the company of those who have power with God, and can prevail by their prayers. A kingdom may be upheld and prosper, in consequence of the fervent prayers of those who are dear to God. May we place our highest regard upon such as are most precious in his account. When sinners are saying Peace, peace, destruction comes upon them: despair will follow their mad presumption. In…
2 Kings 3:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Kings 3:21
- 1 Kings 20:11
And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast himself as he that putteth it off.
- Ephesians 6:14
Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
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Context
- 2 Kings 3:20
And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
- 2 Kings 3:21
And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border.
- 2 Kings 3:22
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:
2 Kings 3:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y todos los de Moab, como oyeron que los reyes subían á pelear contra ellos, juntáronse desde todos los que ceñían talabarte arriba, y pusiéronse en la frontera. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et tout Moab apprit que ces rois étaient montés pour leur faire la guerre, et ils convoquèrent tout homme qui était en âge de ceindre une ceinture, – et au-dessus; et ils se tinrent sur la frontière. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und als alle Moabiter hörten, daß die Könige heraufgezogen waren, um wider sie zu streiten, da wurden sie zusammengerufen, von jedem an, der sich rüsten konnte und darüber; und sie rückten an die Grenze. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Universi autem Moabitæ audientes quod ascendissent reges ut pugnarent adversum eos, convocaverunt omnes qui accincti erant balteo desuper, et steterunt in terminis. |