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2 Kings 3:22

When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and the Moabites saw that the water across from them was red like blood. They rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Mo`avim saw the water over against them as red as blood: 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: And when they rose early in the morning and the sun shone on the water, the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood. But when the Moabites got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water. They saw the water across from them, and it looked as red as blood. When they got up early the next morning, the sun was shining on the water. To the Moabites, who were some distance away, the water looked red like blood. When they got up early the next morning, the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water across from them as red as blood. Then they got up early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood. And they rose earely in the morning, when the sunne arose vpon the water, and the Moabites saw the water ouer against them, as red as blood. Then they rose early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood. When they got up that morning, the sun was shining across the water, making it look red. The Moabite troops took one look They rose early in the morning, when the sun was shining on the water. Mo'av, when they saw the water in the distance looking as red as blood, And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun rose upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side red as blood. The Moabites got up early that morning. The rising sun was shining on the water in the valley, and it looked like blood to the Moabites. 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; When they got up the following morning, the sun was shining on the water, making it look as red as blood. When they arose early in the morning, the sun shone on the waters, and Moab saw the waters from the opposite side as red as blood. And they rose up early in the morning. And the sun was shining on the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the opposite side as red as blood. And whan they rose early in ye mornynge, & the Sonne wete vp vpon ye water, the Moabites thoughte the water ouer agaynst the to be eue as reed as bloude, 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: And early in the morning they got up, when the sun was shining on the water, and they saw the water facing them as red as blood. And they were vp earlie in the morning, and the sunne shone vpon the water, that the Moabites sawe the water a farre of as red as blood. And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water some way off as red as blood; And they rose vp early in the morning, and the Sunne shone vpon the water, and the Moabites sawe the water on the other side as red as blood. And they rose early in the morning, and the sun rose upon the waters, and Moab saw the waters on the opposite side red as blood. 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: 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. And men of Moab risiden ful eerli, and whanne the sunne was risun thanne euen ayens the watris, thei sien the watris reed as blood euene ayens. 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, And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water across from them as red as blood: And they rose 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: They rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water over against them as red as blood: Then they rose up early in the morning, and the sun was shining on the water; and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood. But when they got up the next morning, the sun was shining across the water, making it appear red to the Moabites—like blood. They got up early in the morning. The sun was shining on the water. And the Moabites saw that the water beside them was as red as blood. When they rose early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood. And, when they rose early in the morning, the sun, shone forth upon the waters, - and so the Moabites beheld over against them, the waters, red as blood. And they rose early in the morning, and the sun being now up, and shining upon the waters, the Moabites saw the waters over against them red, like blood, And when they rose early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood. And they rise early in the morning, and the sun has shone on the waters, and the Moabites see, from opposite [them], [that] the waters [are] red as blood, They rose early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Miracles;   Moabites;   Thompson Chain Reference - Jehoshaphat;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Blood;   Moabites;   Valleys;   Water;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Mesha;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Edom;   Moab;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jehoshaphat;   Kir-Haraseth;   Moabite Stone;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Dibon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Brook of Zered;   Elisha;   Kings, 1 and 2;   Kir-Hareseth;   Mesha;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Colours;   Edom, Edomites;   Jehoshaphat;   Medeba;   Mesha;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Joram, Jehoram;   Mesha ;   Moab, Moabites ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Kirharaseth;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Armor;   Arms;   Jehoshaphat;   Mesha;   Moab;   Samaria;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Eli'sha;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Color;   Shine;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and the Moabites saw that the water across from them was red like blood.
Hebrew Names Version
They rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Mo`avim saw the water over against them as red as blood:
King James Version
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:
English Standard Version
And when they rose early in the morning and the sun shone on the water, the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood.
New Century Version
But when the Moabites got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water. They saw the water across from them, and it looked as red as blood.
New English Translation
When they got up early the next morning, the sun was shining on the water. To the Moabites, who were some distance away, the water looked red like blood.
Amplified Bible
When they got up early the next morning, the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water across from them as red as blood.
New American Standard Bible
Then they got up early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they rose earely in the morning, when the sunne arose vpon the water, and the Moabites saw the water ouer against them, as red as blood.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then they rose early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood.
Contemporary English Version
When they got up that morning, the sun was shining across the water, making it look red. The Moabite troops took one look
Complete Jewish Bible
They rose early in the morning, when the sun was shining on the water. Mo'av, when they saw the water in the distance looking as red as blood,
Darby Translation
And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun rose upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side red as blood.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Moabites got up early that morning. The rising sun was shining on the water in the valley, and it looked like blood to the Moabites.
George Lamsa Translation
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;
Good News Translation
When they got up the following morning, the sun was shining on the water, making it look as red as blood.
Lexham English Bible
When they arose early in the morning, the sun shone on the waters, and Moab saw the waters from the opposite side as red as blood.
Literal Translation
And they rose up early in the morning. And the sun was shining on the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the opposite side as red as blood.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan they rose early in ye mornynge, & the Sonne wete vp vpon ye water, the Moabites thoughte the water ouer agaynst the to be eue as reed as bloude,
American Standard Version
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:
Bible in Basic English
And early in the morning they got up, when the sun was shining on the water, and they saw the water facing them as red as blood.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they were vp earlie in the morning, and the sunne shone vpon the water, that the Moabites sawe the water a farre of as red as blood.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water some way off as red as blood;
King James Version (1611)
And they rose vp early in the morning, and the Sunne shone vpon the water, and the Moabites sawe the water on the other side as red as blood.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they rose early in the morning, and the sun rose upon the waters, and Moab saw the waters on the opposite side red as blood.
English Revised Version
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:
Berean Standard Bible
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And men of Moab risiden ful eerli, and whanne the sunne was risun thanne euen ayens the watris, thei sien the watris reed as blood euene ayens.
Young's Literal Translation
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,
Update Bible Version
And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water across from them as red as blood:
Webster's Bible Translation
And they rose 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:
World English Bible
They rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water over against them as red as blood:
New King James Version
Then they rose up early in the morning, and the sun was shining on the water; and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood.
New Living Translation
But when they got up the next morning, the sun was shining across the water, making it appear red to the Moabites—like blood.
New Life Bible
They got up early in the morning. The sun was shining on the water. And the Moabites saw that the water beside them was as red as blood.
New Revised Standard
When they rose early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when they rose early in the morning, the sun, shone forth upon the waters, - and so the Moabites beheld over against them, the waters, red as blood.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they rose early in the morning, and the sun being now up, and shining upon the waters, the Moabites saw the waters over against them red, like blood,
Revised Standard Version
And when they rose early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They rose early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood.

Contextual Overview

20About the time for the grain offering the next morning, water suddenly came from the direction of Edom and filled the land. 20 It happened in the morning, about the time of offering the offering, that behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water. 20 And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water. 20 The next morning, about the time of offering the sacrifice, behold, water came from the direction of Edom, till the country was filled with water. 20 The next morning, about the time the sacrifice was offered, water came from the direction of Edom and filled the valley. 20 Sure enough, the next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water came flowing down from Edom and filled the land. 20It happened in the morning, when the sacrifice was offered, that suddenly water came [miraculously] from the area of Edom, and the country was filled with water. 20 And it happened in the morning about the time of offering the sacrifice, that behold, water came from the direction of Edom, and the country was filled with water. 20 And in the morning whe the meat offring was offred, beholde, there came water by the way of Edom: and the countrey was filled with water. 20Then it happened in the morning about the time of offering the sacrifice, that behold, water came by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 7:6 - the Lord

Cross-References

Genesis 1:26
God said, "Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the cattle, and over all the eretz, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the eretz."
Genesis 1:26
And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
Genesis 1:26
And God said, "Let us make humankind in our image and according to our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of heaven, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every moving thing that moves upon the earth."
Genesis 1:26
Then God said, "Let us make human beings in our image and likeness. And let them rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the tame animals, over all the earth, and over all the small crawling animals on the earth."
Genesis 1:26
Then God said, "Let us make humankind in our image, after our likeness, so they may rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move on the earth."
Genesis 1:26
Then God said, "Let Us (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) make man in Our image, according to Our likeness [not physical, but a spiritual personality and moral likeness]; and let them have complete authority over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, the cattle, and over the entire earth, and over everything that creeps and crawls on the earth."
Genesis 1:26
Then God said, "Let Us make mankind in Our image, according to Our likeness; and let them rule over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the livestock and over all the earth, and over every crawling thing that crawls on the earth."
Genesis 1:26
Furthermore God said, Let vs make man in our image according to our likenes, and let them rule ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the heauen, and ouer the beastes, and ouer all the earth, and ouer euery thing that creepeth and moueth on the earth.
Genesis 1:26
Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, so that they will have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the sky and over the cattle and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth."
Genesis 1:26
God said, "Now we will make humans, and they will be like us. We will let them rule the fish, the birds, and all other living creatures."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they rose up early in the morning,.... To watch the motions of their enemies, and be upon their guard against them:

and the sun shone upon the water; with which the valley was filled:

and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood; so it appeared through the rays of the sun reflected on it.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 3:22. Saw the water on the other side as red as blood — This might have been an optical deception; I have seen the like sight when there was no reason to suspect supernatural agency. The Moabites had never seen that valley full of water, and therefore did not suspect that their eyes deceived them, but took it for the blood of the confederate hosts, who they thought might have fallen into confusion in the darkness of night and destroyed each other, as the Midianites had formerly done, Judges 7:22, and the Philistines lately, 1 Samuel 14:20.


 
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