2 Kings 3:8
And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.In other versions
And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way of the wilderness of Edom.
ASV
And he said, Which way are we to go? And he said in answer, By the waste land of Edom.
BBE
And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he said, By way of the wilderness of Edom.
DBY
He said, Which way shall we go up? He answered, The way of the wilderness of Edom.
WEB
And he saith, `Where `is' this -- the way we go up?' and he saith, `The way of the wilderness of Edom.'
YLT
And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
ENG
And he said, which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
WBT
Then he asked, “Which way shall we go up?” “By way of the Desert of Edom,” replied Joram.
BSB
In context
6And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel.
7And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.
8And he said, Which way shall we go up? And he answered, The way through the wilderness of Edom.
9So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.
10And the king of Israel said, Alas! that the LORD hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab!