2 Kings 3:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.”
2 Kings 3:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 3:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 3:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They said, “This is blood. The kings are surely destroyed, and they have struck each other. Now therefore, Moab, to the plunder!””
2 Kings 3:23 — World English Bible
2 Kings 3:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
2 Kings 3:23 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 3:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and say, `Blood this <FI>is<Fi> ; the kings have been surely destroyed, and they smite each his neighbour; and now for spoil, Moab!'”
2 Kings 3:23 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 3:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they said, This is blood: the kings are entirely destroyed, and have smitten one another; and now, Moab, to the spoil! ”
2 Kings 3:23 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 3:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they saide, This is blood the Kings are surely slaine, and one hath smitten another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoyle.”
2 Kings 3:23 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 3:23 in Context — 2 Kings 3
21 And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border.
22 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:
23 And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.
24 And when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them: but they went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their country.
25 And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kir–haraseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.
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What Does 2 Kings 3:23 Mean?
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