Holy Scripture

2 Kings 3:22

A church father on this verse
“"The kings fought together and killed one another." After the water had come and the armies of Jehoshaphat and his allied kings had drunk their fill, the Moabites, who had seen that the water was red, said this. But they were wrong, because the color of the water had become red on account of the coming of the sun that…”
Ephrem the Syrian, 4th c. — ON THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 3:25

Source: Septuagint

Original

22And 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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In context

20And it came to pass in the morning, when the sacrifice was offered, that, behold! waters came from the way of Edom, and the land was filled with water.

21And all Moab heard that the three kings were come up to fight against them; and they cried out on every side, even all that were girded with a girdle, and they said, Ho! and stood upon the border.

— 2 Kings 3:22 —

23And they said, This is the blood of the sword; and the kings have fought, and each man has smitten his neighbor; now then to the spoils, Moab.

24And they entered into the camp of Israel; and Israel arose and smote Moab, and they fled from before them; and they went on and smote Moab as they went.

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