2 Kings 3:22
World English Bible (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.
In context
20 In the morning, about the time of offering the sacrifice, behold, water came by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
21 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.
22 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.
23 They said, “This is blood. The kings are surely destroyed, and they have struck each other. Now therefore, Moab, to the plunder!”
24 When they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and struck the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they went forward into the land attacking the Moabites.
2 Kings 3:22 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.
- KJV King James Version
- 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:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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 Young's Literal Translation
- 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,
- DBY Darby Translation
- 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.
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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: