2 Kings 3:22

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and it looked as red as blood to the Moabites across the way.”

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BSBPD

“When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and it looked as red as blood to the Moabites across the way.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water over against them as red as blood:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And they rise early in the morning, and the sun hath shone on the waters, and the Moabites see, from over-against, the waters red as blood,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Kings 3:22 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had caused the Arameans to hear the sound of chariots, horses, and a great army, so that they said to one another, “Look, the king of Israel must have hired the kings of the Hittites and Egyptians to attack us.”

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