2 Kings 3:8
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Then he asked, “Which way shall we go up?” “By way of the Desert of Edom,” replied Joram.
In context
6 So at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel.
7 And he sent a message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” “I will go,” replied Jehoshaphat. “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”
8 Then he asked, “Which way shall we go up?” “By way of the Desert of Edom,” replied Joram.
9 So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out, and after they had traveled a roundabout route for seven days, they had no water for their army or for their animals.
10 “Alas,” said the king of Israel, “for the LORD has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab!”
2 Kings 3:8 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then he asked, “Which way shall we go up?” “By way of the Desert of Edom,” replied Joram.
- KJV King James Version
- And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
- WEB World English Bible
- Then he said, “Which way shall we go up?” Jehoram answered, “The way of the wilderness of Edom.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way of the wilderness of Edom.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And he saith, 'Where [is] this — the way we go up?' and he saith, 'The way of the wilderness of Edom.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he said, By way of the wilderness of Edom.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And he said, which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.