2 Kings 3:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches.”
2 Kings 3:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 3:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 3:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“He said, “Yahweh says, ‘Make this valley full of trenches.’”
2 Kings 3:16 — World English Bible
2 Kings 3:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he said, Thus saith Jehovah, Make this valley full of trenches. ”
2 Kings 3:16 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 3:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he saith, `Thus said Jehovah, Make this valley ditches--ditches;”
2 Kings 3:16 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 3:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he said, Thus saith Jehovah: Make this valley full of ditches. ”
2 Kings 3:16 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 3:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he saide, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches.”
2 Kings 3:16 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 3:16 in Context — 2 Kings 3
14 And Elisha said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
15 But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.
16 And he said, Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches.
17 For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain; yet that valley shall be filled with water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cattle, and your beasts.
18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.
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What Does 2 Kings 3:16 Mean?
2 Kings 3:16 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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