2 Kings 3:26 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not.”
2 Kings 3:26 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 3:26 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 3:26 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too severe for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew a sword, to break through to the king of Edom; but they could not.”
2 Kings 3:26 — World English Bible
2 Kings 3:26 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew sword, to break through unto the king of Edom; but they could not. ”
2 Kings 3:26 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 3:26 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the king of Moab seeth that the battle has been too strong for him, and he taketh with him seven hundred men, drawing sword, to cleave through unto the king of Edom, and they have not been able,”
2 Kings 3:26 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 3:26 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the king of Moab saw that the battle was too severe for him, and he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not. ”
2 Kings 3:26 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 3:26 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when the King of Moab saw that the battel was too sore for him, he tooke with him seuen hudreth men that drew the sword, to break through vnto the King of Edom: but they could not.”
2 Kings 3:26 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 3:26 in Context — 2 Kings 3
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.
26 And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not.
27 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
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What Does 2 Kings 3:26 Mean?
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