2 Kings 3:22

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.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

21Now, all Moab, had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them,—so they came together, from all who could gird on a girdle and upwards, and took their stand at the border.

23They said therefore—Blood,—this! Destroyed! The kings have destroyed each other! Yea they have smitten every man his neighbour,—Now, then, to the spoil, O Moab!

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Cross References

2 Kings 7:6Now, the Lord, had caused the camp of the Syrians to hear a noise of chariots, noise of horses, a noise of a great host,—and they said one to another—Lo! the king of Israel hath hired against us—the kings of the Hittites, and the kings of the Egyptians, 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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