World English Bible
"They said, "This is blood. The kings are surely destroyed, and they have struck each other. Now therefore, Moab, to the spoil!""
— 2 Kings 3:23, World English Bible
“And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.”
“and they said, This is blood; the kings are surely destroyed, and they have smitten each man his fellow: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil. ”
“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!””
“And they said: It is the blood of the sword: the kings have fought among themselves, and they have killed one another: go now, Moab, to the spoils.”
“Then they said, This is blood: it is clear that destruction has come on the kings; they have been fighting one another: now come, Moab, let us take their goods.”
“And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.”
It happened in the morning, about the time of offering the offering, that behold, water came by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all who were able to put on armor, and upward, and stood on the border.
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.
They said, "This is blood. The kings are surely destroyed, and they have struck each other. Now therefore, Moab, to the spoil!"
When they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and struck the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they went forward into the land smiting the Moabites.
They beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the springs of water, and felled all the good trees, until in Kir Hareseth [only] they left its stones; however the men armed with slings went about it, and struck it.
When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too severe for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew sword, to break through to the king of Edom; but they could not.