The king of Moab offers his oldest son, who would have reigned in his place, for a burnt offering on the wall
모압 왕이 자기 위를 이어 왕이 될 맏아들을 성 위에서 번제로 드림
2 Kings 3:26–27: When the king of Moab sees that the battle was too severe for him, he takes with him seven hundred men who drew a sword, to break through to the king of Edom; but they could not. The text says, “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.” Neither edition says whose wrath it was, or names the city. The Korean Revised Version reads 이스라엘에게 크게 통분함이 임하매 (great indignation came upon Israel) and 자기 위를 이어 왕이 될 맏아들 (his own oldest son who would reign in his place).
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- 2KI 3:26–27, engwebp
26When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too severe for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew a sword, to break through to the king of Edom; but they could not.
27Then 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.
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Evidence: 2 Kings 3:26–27
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: The king of Moab offers his oldest son, who would have reigned in his place, for a burnt offering on the wall (event-2ki-3-the-king-of-moab-offers-his-oldest-son-on-the-wall) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/event/2ki-3-the-king-of-moab-offers-his-oldest-son-on-the-wall Current wording: 2 Kings 3:26–27: When the king of Moab sees that the battle was too severe for him, he takes with him seven hundred men who drew a sword, to break through to the king of Edom; but they could not. The text says, “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.” Neither edition says whose wrath it was, or names the city. The Korean Revised Version reads 이스라엘에게 크게 통분함이 임하매 (great indignation came upon Israel) and 자기 위를 이어 왕이 될 맏아들 (his own oldest son who would reign in his place). Cited evidence: 2KI 3:26–27, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.