II Kings 3:9
“So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Kings 3:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom; and they made a circuit of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the host, nor for the beasts that followed them.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und so zogen der König von Israel und der König von Juda und der König von Edom hin; und sie machten einen Umweg von sieben Tagereisen, und es war kein Wasser da für das Heer und für das Vieh, das ihnen folgte.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Partieron pues el rey de Israel, y el rey de Judá, y el rey de Idumea; y como anduvieron rodeando por el desierto siete días de camino, faltóles el agua para el ejército, y para las bestias que los seguían.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Partiram, pois, o rei de Israel, e o rei de Judá, e o rei de Edom; e quando andaram rodeando pelo deserto sete dias de caminho, faltou-lhes a água para o exército, e para os animais que os seguiam.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Os reis de Israel, Judá e Edom marcharam em círculo por sete dias. Não encontraram água para o exército, nem para os cavalos e os animais.
📖 II Kings 3:9 in Context
7And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.
8And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
9So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days’ journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.
10And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!
11But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
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