22 And they rose early in the morning, when the Sun arose upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water over against them, as red as blood.

23 And they said, [a]This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and one hath smitten another: now therefore Moab, to the spoil.

24 And when they came to the host of Israel, the Israelites arose up, and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them, but they [b]invaded them, and smote Moab.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 3:23 The sudden joy of the wicked is but a preparation to their destruction, which is at hand.
  2. 2 Kings 3:24 Meaning, they followed them into the towns.

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