2 Kings 3:23
World English Bible (WEB)
They said, “This is blood. The kings are surely destroyed, and they have struck each other. Now therefore, Moab, to the plunder!”
In context
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.
25 They beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land each man cast his stone, and filled it. They also stopped all the springs of water and cut down all the good trees, until in Kir Hareseth all they left was its stones; however the men armed with slings went around it and attacked it.
2 Kings 3:23 in every translation
- 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!”
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “This is blood!” they exclaimed. “The kings have clashed swords and slaughtered one another. Now to the plunder, Moab!”
- 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.