Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
And all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, and they were called together, all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood by the border.
New American Standard Bible
Now all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. And all who were able to
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
All Moab had heard that the kings
International Standard Version
Meanwhile, all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to attack them, so everyone old enough to wear battle armor was mustered to stand guard at the border.
A Conservative Version
Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings came up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all that were able to put on armor, and upward, and stood on the border.
American Standard Version
Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all that were able to put on armor, and upward, and stood on the border.
Amplified
Now all the Moabites heard that the [three] kings had come up to fight against them, and all
Bible in Basic English
Now all Moab, hearing that the kings had come to make war against them, got together all who were able to take up arms and went forward to the edge of the country.
Julia Smith Translation
And all Moab heard that the kings came up to war against them, and they will be gathered together from all girding on a girdle, and above, and they will stand upon the bound.
King James 2000
And when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armor, and older, and stood in the border.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now all of Moab had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, and all {who were fighting age and up} were called up, and they stood at the border.
Modern King James verseion
And all Moab had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armor, and upward, and stood in the border.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come to fight against them, they gathered together, from the youngest that was able to put on harness and so upward, and waited in the borders.
NET Bible
Now all Moab had heard that the kings were attacking, so everyone old enough to fight was mustered and placed at the border.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Now, 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.
Webster
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 armor, and upward, and stood in the border.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
and all Moab have heard that the kings have come up to fight against them, and they are called together, from every one girding on a girdle and upward, and they stand by the border.
Themes
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Jehoram, or joram
Miracles » Catalogue of » The appearance of blood
Moabites » Israelites had war with
Interlinear
Shama`
`alah
Tsa`aq
Chagar
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 3:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joram Meets Moab In Battle
20 And it came to pass in the morning, when the oblation was offered up, that behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water. 21 And all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, and they were called together, all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood by the border. 22 And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun rose upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side red as blood.
Cross References
1 Kings 20:11
And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on boast himself as he that putteth off!
Ephesians 6:14
Stand therefore, having girt about your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,