II Kings 3:27
“Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Kings 3:27 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt-offering upon the wall. And there was great wrath against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Da nahm er seinen erstgeborenen Sohn, der an seiner Statt König werden sollte, und opferte ihn als Brandopfer auf der Mauer. Und es kam ein großer Zorn über Israel; und sie zogen von ihm ab und kehrten in ihr Land zurück.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Entonces arrebató á su primogénito que había de reinar en su lugar, y sacrificóle en holocausto sobre el muro. Y hubo grande enojo en Israel; y retiráronse de él, y volviéronse á su tierra.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Então arrebatou a seu primogênito que havia de reinar em seu lugar, e sacrificou-lhe em holocausto sobre o muro. E havia grande ira em Israel; e retiraram-se dele, e voltaram a sua terra.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, ele tomou seu filho mais velho, que deveria reinar em seu lugar, e o ofereceu como sacrifício sobre o muro. E houve grande ira contra Israel, e o exército israelita deixou o rei Messa e retornou para sua terra.
📖 II Kings 3:27 in Context
25And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kir–haraseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.
26And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not.
27Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
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