2 Kings 3:20 “The next morning, at the time of the morning sacrifice, water suddenly…”

2 Kings 3:20

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And in the morning whe the meat offring was offred, beholde, there came water by the way of Edom: and the countrey was filled with water.

Darby Translation

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.

Young's Literal Translation

And it cometh to pass in the morning, at the ascending of the [morning] -present, that lo, waters are coming in from the way of Edom, and the land is filled with the waters,

Bible in Basic English

Now in the morning, about the time when the offering was made, they saw water flowing from the direction of Edom till the country was full of water.

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Cross references

“when the meat”

1 Kings 18:36 Daniel 9:21 Exodus 29:39 Exodus 29:40

1 Kings 18:36 · BSB

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…

Daniel 9:21 · BSB

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.

Exodus 29:39 · BSB

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

Exodus 29:40 · BSB

With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour, mixed with a quarter hin of oil from pressed olives, and a drink offering of a quarter hin of wine.

“filled”

Psalm 78:20 Psalm 78:15 Psalm 78:16 Isaiah 35:6 Isaiah 35:7

Psalm 78:20 · BSB

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

Psalm 78:15 · BSB

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

Psalm 78:16 · BSB

He brought streams from the stone and made water flow down like rivers.

Isaiah 35:6 · BSB

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.

Isaiah 35:7 · BSB

The parched ground will become a pool, the thirsty land springs of water. In the haunt where jackals once lay, there will be grass and reeds and papyrus.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19And 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.”

21Now 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.

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