2 Kings 3:26
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And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not.When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not prevail.
In other translations
And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not.When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took with him seven hundred swordsmen to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not prevail.
Hebrew words
וַיַּרְאvaiyar'and he sawH7200מֶלֶךְmelekh[the] king ofH4428מוֹאָבmo'avMoabH4124כִּי־ki-thatH3588חָזַקchazakit was [too] strongH2388מִמֶּנּוּmimenufor himH4480הַמִּלְחָמָהhamilchamahthe battleH4421וַיִּקַּחvaiyikachand he tookH3947אוֹתוֹ'oto<obj.> himH854שְׁבַע־sheva'-sevenH7651מֵאוֹתme'othundred<s>H3967אִישׁ'ishmanH376שֹׁלֵףsholef[who] drewH8025חֶרֶבchereva swordH2719לְהַבְקִיעַlehavkia'to break throughH1234אֶל־'el-toH413מֶלֶךְmelekh[the] king ofH4428אֱדוֹם'edomEdomH123וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808יָכֹלוּ׃yakholuthey were ableH3201
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Related verses
- 2 Kings 3:9So 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.So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out, and after they had traveled a roundabout route for seven days, they had no water for their army or for their animals.
- Amos 2:1Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king.
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