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 3:22 in other translations
| BSB | When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and it looked as red as blood to the Moabites across the way. |
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| WEB | They rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood. |
| ASV | 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: |
| YLT | And they rise early in the morning, and the sun hath shone on the waters, and the Moabites see, from over-against, the waters red as blood, |
| DARBY | And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun rose upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side red as blood. |
| BBE | And early in the morning they got up, when the sun was shining on the water, and they saw the water facing them as red as blood. |
| Webster | And they rose 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: |
What does 2 Kings 3:22 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…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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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 3:22 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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 3:23
And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.
2 Kings 3:22 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y como se levantaron por la mañana, y lució el sol sobre las aguas, vieron los de Moab desde lejos las aguas rojas como sangre; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ils se levèrent de bon matin; et le soleil se levait sur les eaux, et Moab vit en face de lui les eaux rouges comme du sang. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und als sie sich des Morgens früh aufmachten und die Sonne über dem Wasser aufging, da sahen die Moabiter das Wasser gegenüber rot wie Blut. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Primoque mane surgentes, et orto jam sole ex adverso aquarum, viderunt Moabitæ e contra aquas rubras quasi sanguinem, |