2 Kings 3:22
Modern Translations
New International Version
When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water. To the Moabites across the way, the water looked red--like blood.

New Living Translation
But when they got up the next morning, the sun was shining across the water, making it appear red to the Moabites—like blood.

English Standard Version
And when they rose early in the morning and the sun shone on the water, the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood.

Berean Study Bible
When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and it looked as red as blood to the Moabites across the way.

New American Standard Bible
Then they got up early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood.

NASB 1995
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.

NASB 1977
And 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.

Amplified Bible
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.

Christian Standard 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.

Holman Christian Standard 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."

Contemporary English Version
When they got up that morning, the sun was shining across the water, making it look red. The Moabite troops took one look

Good News Translation
When they got up the following morning, the sun was shining on the water, making it look as red as blood.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When the Moabites got up early in the morning as the sun was rising over the water, they saw the water from a distance. It was as red as 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.

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.
Classic Translations
King James 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:

New King James Version
Then they rose up early in the morning, and the sun was shining on the water; and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood.

King James 2000 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:

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.

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.

American King James Version
And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side 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:

A Faithful Version
When they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, the Moabites saw the water on the other side red like blood.

Darby Bible 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.

English Revised 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:

Webster's Bible Translation
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:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And they rose earely in the morning, when the sunne arose vpon the water, and the Moabites saw the water ouer against them, as red as blood.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And they were vp earlie in the morning, and the sunne shone vpon the water, that the Moabites sawe the water a farre of as red as blood.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And whan they rose early in ye mornynge, & the Sonne wete vp vpon ye water, the Moabites thoughte the water ouer agaynst the to be eue as reed as bloude,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And they rise early in the morning, and the sun has shone on the waters, and the Moabites see, from opposite [them], [that] the waters [are] red as blood,

Young's 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,

Smith's Literal 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:

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
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,

Catholic Public Domain Version
And rising up in early morning, and when the sun was now rising before the waters, the Moabites saw the waters opposite them, which were red like blood.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And they arose at dawn, and the sun arose on the waters, and the Moabites saw from opposite the waters that they were red as blood.

Lamsa 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;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water some way off as red as blood;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And they rose early in the morning, and the sun rose upon the waters, and Moab saw the waters on the opposite side red as blood.
















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