2 Kings 3:23
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
“This is blood!” they exclaimed. “The kings have clashed swords and slaughtered one another. Now to the plunder, Moab!”
In context
21 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.
22 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.
23 “This is blood!” they exclaimed. “The kings have clashed swords and slaughtered one another. Now to the plunder, Moab!”
24 But when the Moabites came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and attacked them, and they fled before them. So the Israelites invaded their land and struck down the Moabites.
25 They destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones in place, but men with slings surrounded it and attacked it as well.
2 Kings 3:23 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “This is blood!” they exclaimed. “The kings have clashed swords and slaughtered one another. Now to the plunder, Moab!”
- KJV King James Version
- And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.
- WEB World English Bible
- They said, “This is blood. The kings are surely destroyed, and they have struck each other. Now therefore, Moab, to the plunder!”
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and say, 'Blood this [is]; the kings have been surely destroyed, and they smite each his neighbour; and now for spoil, Moab!'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And they said, This is blood: the kings are entirely destroyed, and have smitten one another; and now, Moab, to the spoil!
- WBS Webster Bible
- And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.