Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
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.
New American Standard Bible
They rose early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood.
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:
Holman Bible
When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and the Moabites saw that the water across from them was red like blood.
International Standard Version
As the Moabites arose early that morning, the sun cast its rays on the water, and to the Moabites, the water across from them appeared to be red like blood.
A Conservative Version
And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood.
American Standard Version
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:
Amplified
When they got up early the next morning, the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water across from them as red as blood.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And they will rise early in the morning, and the sun rose upon the waters and Moab will see from opposite the waters red as blood:
King James 2000
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:
Lexham Expanded Bible
When they arose early in the morning, the sun shone on the waters, and Moab saw the waters from the opposite [side] as red as blood.
Modern King James verseion
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 red like blood.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And they being up early in the morning, the sun arose and shone upon the water. And when the Moabites saw the water afar off, as red as blood,
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.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
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.
Webster
And they rose 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:
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
And they rise early in the morning, and the sun hath shone on the waters, and the Moabites see, from over-against, the waters red as blood,
Themes
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Jehoram, or joram
Miracles » Catalogue of » The appearance of blood
Moabites » Israelites had war with
Moabites » Miraculously deceived by the color of the water
Valleys » Miracles connected with » Water in, made to appear to the moabites like blood
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 3:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
Joram Meets Moab In Battle
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. 23 And they said, This is blood: the kings are entirely destroyed, and have smitten one another; and now, Moab, to the spoil!