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2 Kings 3:20

EsauEdom
Miracles and God's intervention

18 This is a simple matter in the sight of the LORD, and He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.

19 And you shall attack every fortified city and every city of importance. You shall cut down every good tree, stop up every spring, and ruin every good field with stones.”

The next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water suddenly flowed from the direction of Edom and filled the land.

21 Now all the Moabites had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, young and old, were summoned and stationed at the border.

22 When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and it looked as red as blood to the Moabites across the way.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water suddenly flowed from the direction of Edom and filled the land.
KJV
And it came to pass in the morning, when the meat offering was offered, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
WEB
In the morning, about the time of offering the sacrifice, behold, water came by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
ASV
And it came to pass in the morning, about the time of offering the oblation, that, behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
DARBY
And it came to pass in the morning, when the oblation was offered up, that behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.
BLB
And it came to pass in the morning at the ascending of the grain offering, that, behold, waters were coming from the way of Edom, and the land was filled with the waters.
ÅB
Og morgenen etter, ved den tid matofferet blir båret fram, da kom det vann fra Edoms-kanten, og landet fyltes med vann.
OTB
Neste morgen, omtrent ved tiden for morgenofferet, kom plutselig vann fra Edoms retning, og landet ble fylt med vann.
B1930
Og morgenen efter, ved den tid matofferet blir båret frem, da kom det vann fra Edoms-kanten, og landet fyltes med vann.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Exodus 29:39–40

    Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight.

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  • Isaiah 35:6–7

    Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.

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  • 1 Kings 18:36

    At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.

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  • Psalms 78:20

    When He struck the rock, water gushed out and torrents raged. But can He also give bread or supply His people with meat?”

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  • Psalms 78:15–16

    He split the rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink as abundant as the seas.

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  • Daniel 9:21

    while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.

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