2 Kings 3:26-27

3:26 When the king of Moab realized he was losing the battle, ¹  he and 700 swordsmen tried to break through and attack ²  the king of Edom, but they failed. 3:27 So he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him up as a burnt sacrifice on the wall. There was an outburst of divine anger against Israel, ³  so they broke off the attack ⁴  and returned to their homeland.

[3:26]  ¹ tn Heb “and the king of Moab saw that the battle was too strong for him.”

[3:26]  ² tn Heb “he took with him seven hundred men, who drew the sword, to break through against.”

[3:27]  ³ tn Heb “there was great anger against Israel.”

[3:27]  ⁴ tn Heb “they departed from him.”