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2 Kings 3:8
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KJ21
And he said, “Which way shall we go up?” And he answered, “The way through the Wilderness of Edom.”
ASV
And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way of the wilderness of Edom.
AMP
Jehoram said, “Which way shall we go up?” Jehoshaphat answered, “The way through the Wilderness of Edom.”
AMPC
Joram said, Which way shall we go up? Jehoshaphat answered, The way through the Wilderness of Edom.
BRG
And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
CSB
He asked, “Which route should we take?” He replied, “The route of the Wilderness of Edom.”
CSBA
He asked, ‘Which route should we take? ’ He replied, ‘The route of the Wilderness of Edom.’
CEB
“Which road should we take?” Joram asked. Jehoshaphat responded, “The road that goes through the Edomite wilderness.”
CJB
Which route should we take?” he added. “The road through the desert of Edom,” answered Y’horam.
CEV
But which way should we go?” “We will march through Edom Desert,” Joram replied.
DARBY
And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he said, By way of the wilderness of Edom.
DRA
And he said: Which way shall we go up? But he answered: By the desert of Edom.
ERV
Jehoshaphat asked Joram, “Which way should we go?” Joram answered, “We should go through the desert of Edom.”
EASY
King Jehoram asked, ‘What road should we go on to attack Moab?’ King Jehoshaphat replied, ‘We should travel through the Edom desert.’
EHV
Then Jehoshaphat asked, “By what road should we go up?” Jehoram answered, “By the road through the wilderness of Edom.”
ESV
Then he said, “By which way shall we march?” Jehoram answered, “By the way of the wilderness of Edom.”
ESVUK
Then he said, “By which way shall we march?” Jehoram answered, “By the way of the wilderness of Edom.”
EXB
Jehoshaphat asked, “Which ·way should we attack [route should we take]?” Joram answered, “Through the ·Desert [Wilderness] of Edom.”
GNV
Then said he, What way shall we go up? And he answered, The way of the wilderness of Edom.
GW
Joram asked, “Which road should we take?” Jehoshaphat answered, “The road through the desert of Edom.”
GNT
What route shall we take for the attack?” “We will go the long way through the wilderness of Edom,” Joram answered.
HCSB
Then he asked, “Which route should we take?” Joram replied, “The route of the Wilderness of Edom.”
ICB
Jehoshaphat asked, “Which way should we go to attack?” Joram answered, “Through the Desert of Edom.”
ISV
“What road do we take?” Jehoram answered, “We’ll go along the Edom desert road.”
JUB
And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
KJV
And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
AKJV
And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
LSB
And he said, “Which way shall we go up?” And he answered, “The way of the wilderness of Edom.”
LEB
Then he said, “Which way shall we go up?” And he answered, “By way of the wilderness of Edom.”
TLB
So King Joram mustered the Israeli army and sent this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you help me fight him?” “Of course I will,” Jehoshaphat replied. “My people and horses are yours to command. What are your battle plans?” “We’ll attack from the wilderness of Edom,” Joram replied.
MSG
King Mesha of Moab raised sheep. He was forced to give the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and another 100,000 rams. When Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. So King Joram set out from Samaria and prepared Israel for war. His first move was to send a message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Would you join me and fight him?” “I’m with you all the way,” said Jehoshaphat. “My troops are your troops, my horses are your horses. Which route shall we take?” “Through the badlands of Edom.”
MEV
Then he said, “Which way should we go up?” And he said, “The way through the Wilderness of Edom.”
NOG
Joram asked, “Which road should we take?” Jehoshaphat answered, “The road through the desert of Edom.”
NABRE
He said, “By what route shall we attack?” and the other said, “By way of the wilderness of Edom.”
NASB
Then he said, “Which way shall we go up?” And he answered, “The way of the wilderness of Edom.”
NASB1995
He said, “Which way shall we go up?” And he answered, “The way of the wilderness of Edom.”
NCB
He said, “By which way should we go up?” He answered, “By way of the Desert of Edom.”
NCV
Jehoshaphat asked, “Which way should we attack?” Joram answered, “Through the Desert of Edom.”
NET
He then asked, “Which invasion route are we going to take?” Jehoram answered, “By the road through the wilderness of Edom.”
NIRV
“What road should we take to attack Moab?” Joram asked. “The one that goes through the Desert of Edom,” Jehoshaphat answered.
NIV
“By what route shall we attack?” he asked. “Through the Desert of Edom,” he answered.
NIVUK
‘By what route shall we attack?’ he asked. ‘Through the Desert of Edom,’ he answered.
NKJV
Then he said, “Which way shall we go up?” And he answered, “By way of the Wilderness of Edom.”
NLV
Then he said, “Which way should we go?” And he answered, “By the way of the desert of Edom.”
NLT
Then Jehoshaphat asked, “What route will we take?” “We will attack from the wilderness of Edom,” Joram replied.
NRSVA
Then he asked, ‘By which way shall we march?’ Jehoram answered, ‘By the way of the wilderness of Edom.’
NRSVACE
Then he asked, ‘By which way shall we march?’ Jehoram answered, ‘By the way of the wilderness of Edom.’
NRSVCE
Then he asked, “By which way shall we march?” Jehoram answered, “By the way of the wilderness of Edom.”
NRSVUE
Then he asked, “By which way shall we march?” Jehoram answered, “By the way of the wilderness of Edom.”
OJB
And he said, Which derech shall we go up [to attack]? And he answered, The derech through the Midbar Edom.
RGT
Then he said, “What way shall we go up?” And he answered, “The way of the wilderness of Edom.”
RSV
Then he said, “By which way shall we march?” Jeho′ram answered, “By the way of the wilderness of Edom.”
RSVCE
Then he said, “By which way shall we march?” Jehor′am answered, “By the way of the wilderness of Edom.”
TLV
And he added, “By which route will we go up?” He answered, “The route of the wilderness of Edom.”
VOICE
Jehoram’s Second Message: What path do you want to take? Jehoshaphat’s Reply: We will travel through the desert of Edom.
WEB
Then he said, “Which way shall we go up?” Jehoram answered, “The way of the wilderness of Edom.”
WYC
And he said, By what way shall we ascend? And Joram answered, By the desert of Idumea (And Joram answered, Through the wilderness of Edom).
YLT
And he saith, `Where [is] this -- the way we go up?' and he saith, `The way of the wilderness of Edom.'
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