2 Kings 3:8New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— He said, “Which way shall we go up?” And he answered, “The way of the wilderness of Edom.”
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way of the wilderness of Edom.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way of the wilderness of Edom.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And he said, which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he said, By way of the wilderness of Edom.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And he said—Which way, then, shall we go up? And he said—The way of the wilderness of Edom.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And he saith, 'Where [is] this—the way we go up?' and he saith, 'The way of the wilderness of Edom.'
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And he said: Which way shall we go up? But he answered: By the desert of Edom.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Then said he, What way shall we goe vp? And he answered, The way of the wildernesse of Edom.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And he said, Which way shall we goe vp? And he answered, The way through the wildernesse of Edom.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And he said to him, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, By the way of the wilderness of Edom.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And he said, What way shall I go up? and he said, The way of the wilderness of Edom.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom. |
And he said,
559 {0559} Primeאָמַר'amar{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
Which
x335 (0335) Complementאֵי'ay{ah'ee}
Perhaps from H0370; where? hence how?.
x2088 (2088) Complementזֶהzeh{zeh}
A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.
way
1870 {1870} Primeדֶּרֶךְderek{deh'-rek}
From H1869; a road (as trodden); figuratively a course of life or mode of action, often adverbially.
shall we go up?
5927 {5927} Primeעָלָה`alah{aw-law'}
A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively ( be high) or active ( mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literally and figuratively.
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
And he answered,
559 {0559} Primeאָמַר'amar{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
The way
1870 {1870} Primeדֶּרֶךְderek{deh'-rek}
From H1869; a road (as trodden); figuratively a course of life or mode of action, often adverbially.
through the wilderness
4057 {4057} Primeמִדְבָּרmidbar{mid-bawr'}
From H1696 in the sense of driving; a pasture (that is, open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication a desert; also speech (including its organs).
of
´Éđôm
אֱדוֹם.
123 {0123} Primeאֱדֹם'Edom{ed-ome'}
From H0122; red (see Genesis 25:25); Edom, the elder twin-brother of Jacob; hence the region (Idumaea) occuped by him. |
2 Kings 3:8-12
_ _ Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom — This was a long and circuitous route, by the southern bend of the Dead Sea. Jehoshaphat however preferred it, partly because the part of the Moabite territory at which they would arrive, was the most defenseless; and partly because he would thereby enlist, in the expedition, the forces of the king of Edom. But, in penetrating the deep, rocky valley of Ahsy, which forms the boundary between Edom and Moab, the confederate army was reduced, both man and beast, to the greatest extremities for want of water. They were disappointed by finding the wady of this valley, the brook Zered (Deuteronomy 2:13-18) [Robinson], dry. Jehoram was in despair. But the pious mind of Jehoshaphat inquired for a prophet of the Lord; and, on being informed that Elisha was at hand, the three kings “went down to him”; that is, to his tent, which was either in the camp, or close by it. He had been directed thither by the Spirit of God for this special purpose. They went to him, not only as a mark of respect, but to supplicate for his assistance. |
- the wilderness of Edom:
- The wilderness of Edom was probably the same as that of Zin or Kadesh, through which the children of Israel passed; extending southward from the Dead Sea, to the eastern branch of the Red Sea. See note on
Numbers 13:21 So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
Numbers 21:4 And they journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.
Malachi 1:2-3 I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? [Was] not Esau Jacob's brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob, ... And I hated Esau, and laid his mountains and his heritage waste for the dragons of the wilderness.
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