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2 Kings 3:23

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3:23The Moabites34 said, “It’s blood! The kings are totally destroyed!35 They have struck one another down! Now, Moab, seize the plunder!”

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  1. 34 Heb “they”; the referent (the Moabites) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  2. 35 The translation assumes the verb is חָרַב (kharav, “to be desolate”). The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verb form for emphasis. (For another example of the Hophal infinitive with a Niphal finite verb, see Lev 19:20. Cf. also §35.2.1c.) Some prefer to derive the verb from a proposed homonym meaning “at II חרב and 352 חָרְבָה).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And they said, “This is blood; the kings have surely fought together and struck one another down. Now then, Moab, to the spoil!”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“That’s blood!” they said. “Those kings must have fought and slaughtered each other. Now to the plunder, Moab!”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“This is blood!” they exclaimed. “The kings have crossed swords and their men have killed one another. So, to the spoil, Moab!”

NLTNew Living Translation

“It’s blood!” the Moabites exclaimed. “The three armies must have attacked and killed each other! Let’s go, men of Moab, and collect the plunder!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then they said, “This is blood! Certainly the kings have fought one another, and each has killed his neighbor. Now, to the war booty, O Moab!”

KJV 1900King James Version

And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.