2 Kings 3:22

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.

Brenton Septuagint

In The 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:

In Context

21And all Moab heard that the three kings were come up to fight against them; and they cried out + 3:21 Gr. from.on every side, even all that were girt with a girdle, + 3:21 Alex. καὶ ἐπάνα, 'and above.'and they said, Ho! and stood upon the border.

23And they said, This is the blood of the sword; and the kings have fought, and each man has smitten his neighbour; now then to the spoils, Moab.

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Cross References

2 Kings 7:6+ 7:6 Gr. and.For the Lord had made the army of Syria to hear a sound of chariots, and a sound of horses, even the sound of a great host: and each man said to his fellow, Now has the king of Israel hired against us the kings of the Chettites, and the kings of Egypt, to come against us.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 3:21-27

The Defeat of the Moabites. ( b. c. 895.) 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. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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