2 Kings 3:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.”
2 Kings 3:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 3:27 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 3:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then he took his oldest son who would have reigned in his place, and offered him for a burnt offering on the wall. There was great wrath against Israel; and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.”
2 Kings 3:27 — World English Bible
2 Kings 3:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt-offering upon the wall. And there was great wrath against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.”
2 Kings 3:27 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 3:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he taketh his son, the first-born who reigneth in his stead, and causeth him to ascend--a burnt-offering on the wall, and there is great wrath against Israel, and they journey from off him, and turn back to the land.”
2 Kings 3:27 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 3:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he took his eldest son, that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him up for a burnt-offering upon the wall. And there was great wrath against Israel; and they departed from him, and returned to [their own] land.”
2 Kings 3:27 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 3:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then he tooke his eldest sonne, that should haue reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offring vpon the wall: so that Israel was sore grieued, and they departed from him, and returned to their countrey. ”
2 Kings 3:27 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 3:27 in Context — 2 Kings 3
25 Y asolaron las ciudades, y en todas las heredades fértiles echó cada uno su piedra, y las llenaron; cegaron también todas las fuentes de las aguas, y derribaron todos los buenos árboles; hasta que en Kir-hareseth solamente dejaron sus piedras; porque los honderos la cercaron, y la hirieron.
26 Y cuando el rey de Moab vió que la batalla lo vencía, tomó consigo setecientos hombres que sacaban espada, para romper contra el rey de Idumea: mas no pudieron.
27 Entonces arrebató á su primogénito que había de reinar en su lugar, y sacrificóle en holocausto sobre el muro. Y hubo grande enojo en Israel; y retiráronse de él, y volviéronse á su tierra.
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