8And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he said, By way of the wilderness of Edom.


In Context

5 And it came to pass when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

6 And at that time king Jehoram went out of Samaria and inspected all Israel.

7 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah saying, The king of Moab has rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

8 And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he said, By way of the wilderness of Edom.

9 And 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 army, and for the cattle that followed them.

10 And the king of Israel said, Alas! that Jehovah has called these three kings together, to give them into the hand of Moab!

2 Kings 3:8 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:8"By what route shall we attack?" he asked. "Through the Desert of Edom," he answered.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:8And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:8And he said: Which way shall we go up? But he answered: By the desert of Edom.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:8And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way of the wilderness of Edom.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:8And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way of the wilderness of Edom.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:8And he said, which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:8He said, |Which way shall we go up?| He answered, |The way of the wilderness of Edom.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:8And he saith, 'Where is this — the way we go up?' and he saith, 'The way of the wilderness of Edom.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:8And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.