NET Bible
"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."
— 2 Kings 3:22, NET Bible
“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 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: ”
“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.”
“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 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 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:”
You will defeat every fortified city and every important city. You must chop down every productive tree, stop up all the springs, and cover all the cultivated land with stones.”
Sure enough, the next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water came flowing down from Edom and filled the land.
Now all Moab had heard that the kings were attacking, so everyone old enough to fight was mustered and placed at the border.
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.
The Moabites said,“It’s blood! The kings must have fought one another! The soldiers have struck one another down! Now, Moab, seize the plunder!”
When they approached the Israelite camp, the Israelites rose up and struck down the Moabites, who then ran from them. The Israelites thoroughly defeated Moab.
They tore down the cities and each man threw a stone into every cultivated field until they were covered. They stopped up every spring and chopped down every productive tree. Only Kir Hareseth was left intact, but the slingers surrounded it and attacked it.