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2 Kings 3:23

And 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.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.

In Context

22And 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.

24And they entered into the camp of Israel; and Israel arose and smote Moab, and they fled from before them; and they + 3:24 Gr. went in, going in and smiting.went on and smote Moab as they went.

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Cross References

Judges 5:30Will they not find him dividing the spoil? he will surely + 5:30 i. e. be gracious and kind in allowing the claim of each to a share.be gracious to every man: there are spoils of dyed garments for Sisara, spoils of various dyed garments, dyed embroidered garments, they are the spoils for his neck.

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.

Isaiah 10:14And I will shake the inhabited cities: and I will take with my hand all the world as a nest: and I will even take them as eggs that have been left; and there is none that shall escape me, or contradict me.

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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