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


In Context

5 and it cometh to pass at the death of Ahab, that the king of Moab transgresseth against the king of Israel.

6 And king Jehoram goeth out in that day from Samaria, and inspecteth all Israel,

7 and goeth and sendeth unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, saying, 'The king of Moab hath transgressed against me; dost thou go with me unto Moab for battle?' and he saith, 'I go up, as I, so thou; as my people, so thy people; as my horses, so thy horses.

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

9 And the king of Israel goeth, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom, and they turn round the way seven days, and there hath been no water for the camp, and for the cattle that are at their feet,

10 and the king of Israel saith, 'Alas, for Jehovah hath called for these three kings, 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:8And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he said, By 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 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.