2 Kings 3:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.”
2 Kings 3:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 3:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 3:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“So the king of Israel went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom, and they marched for seven days along a circuitous route. There was no water for the army or for the animals that followed them.”
2 Kings 3:9 — World English Bible
2 Kings 3:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom; and they made a circuit of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the host, nor for the beasts that followed them. ”
2 Kings 3:9 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 3:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the king of Israel goeth, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom, and they turn round the way seven days, and there hath been no water for the camp, and for the cattle that <FI>are<Fi> at their feet,”
2 Kings 3:9 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 3:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom, and they made a circuit of seven days' journey. And there was no water for the army, and for the cattle that followed them. ”
2 Kings 3:9 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 3:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So went the King of Israel and the king of Iudah, and the King of Edom, and when they had compassed the way seuen dayes, they had no water for the hoste, nor for the cattell that followed them.”
2 Kings 3:9 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 3:9 in Context — 2 Kings 3
7 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.
8 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
9 So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.
10 And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!
11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
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What Does 2 Kings 3:9 Mean?
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