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2 Kings 3:26a-27a GNB
(26) When the king of Moab realized that he was losing the battle. . . (27) . . . he took his oldest son, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him on the city wall as a sacrifice to the god of Moab. . .

2 Kings 3:26a-27a CEV
(26) King Mesha of Moab saw that he was about to be defeated. . . (27) He then grabbed his oldest son who was to be the next king and sacrificed him as an offering on the city wall. . .

2 Kings 3:26a, 27a NWT
26 When the king of Moab saw that the battle had proved too strong for him. . . 27 . . . he took his firstborn son who was going to reign in place of him and offered him up as a burnt sacrifice upon the wall. . . .

2 Kings 3:26-27 GW
(26) When the king of Moab saw he was losing the battle, he took 700 swordsmen to try to break through to the king of Edom. But they couldn't do it. (27) Then he took his firstborn son, who would have succeeded him as king, and sacrificed him on the wall as a burnt offering. There was bitter anger against the Israelites. So they went home to their own country.

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The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

KJV - King James Version

MKJV - Modern King James Version

NWT - New World Translation

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

RV - Revised Version

WTNT - William Tyndale New Testament YLT - Young's Literal Translation