2 Kings 3:25
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And they destroyed the cities: And they filled every goodly field, every man casting his stone: and they stopt up all the springs of waters: and cut down all the trees that bore fruit, so that brick walls only remained: and the city was beset by the slingers, and a great part thereof destroyed.

Judges 9:45
And Abimelech assaulted the city all that day: and took it, and killed the inhabitants thereof, and demolished it, so that he sowed salt in it.

2 Kings 3:19
And you shall destroy every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall cut down every fruitful tree, and shall stop up all the springs of waters, and every goodly field you shall cover with stones.

2 Kings 3:24
And they went into the camp of Israel: but Israel rising up, defeated Moab, who fled before them. And they being conquerors, went and smote Moab.

2 Kings 3:26
And when the king of Moab saw this, to wit, that the enemies had prevailed, he took with him seven hundred men that drew the sword, to break in upon the king of Edom: but they could not.

Isaiah 16:7
Therefore shall Moab howl to Moab, every one shall howl: to them that rejoice upon the brick walls, tell ye their stripes.

Jeremiah 48:31
Therefore will I lament for Moab, and I will cry out to all Moab, for the men of the brick wall that mourn.

Jeremiah 48:36
Therefore my heart shall sound for Moab like pipes and my heart shall sound like pipes for the men of the brick wall: because he hath done more than he could, therefore they have perished.

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And they destroyed the cities: And they filled every goodly field, every man casting his stone: and they stopt up all the springs of waters: and cut down all the trees that bore fruit, so that brick walls only remained: and the city was beset by the slingers, and a great part thereof destroyed.

beat down

2 Kings 3:19 And you shall destroy every fenced city, and every choice city, and shall cut down every fruitful tree, and shall stop up all the springs of waters, and every goodly field you shall cover with stones.

Judges 9:45 And Abimelech assaulted the city all that day: and took it, and killed the inhabitants thereof, and demolished it, so that he sowed salt in it.

2 Samuel 8:2 And he defeated Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the earth: and he measured with two lines, one to put to death, and one to save alive: and Moab was made to serve David under tribute.

Isaiah 37:26,27 Hast thou not heard what I have done to him of old? from the days of old I have formed it: and now I have brought it to effect: and it hath come to pass that hills fighting together, and fenced cities should be destroyed. . . .

stopped

Genesis 26:15,18 Stopped up at that time all the wells, that the servants of his father, Abraham, had digged, filling them up with earth: . . .

2 Chronicles 32:4 He gathered together a very great multitude, and they stopped up all the springs, and the brook, that ran through the midst of the land, saying: Lest the kings of the Assyrians should come, and find abundance of water.

and felled

Deuteronomy 20:19,20 When thou hast besieged a city a long time, and hath compassed it with bulwarks, to take it, thou shalt not cut down the trees that may be eaten of, neither shalt thou spoil the country round about with axes: for it is a tree, and not a man, neither can it increase the number of them that fight against thee. . . .

only in, etc.

Deuteronomy 2:9 And the Lord said to me: Fight not against the Moabites, neither go to battle against them: for I will not give thee any of their land, because I have given Ar to the children of Lot in possession.

Isaiah 16:7,11 Therefore shall Moab howl to Moab, every one shall howl: to them that rejoice upon the brick walls, tell ye their stripes. . . .

Jeremiah 48:31,36 Therefore will I lament for Moab, and I will cry out to all Moab, for the men of the brick wall that mourn. . . .

Kir-heres

Context
Joram Overcomes Moab's Rebellion
24And they went into the camp of Israel: but Israel rising up, defeated Moab, who fled before them. And they being conquerors, went and smote Moab. 25And they destroyed the cities: And they filled every goodly field, every man casting his stone: and they stopt up all the springs of waters: and cut down all the trees that bore fruit, so that brick walls only remained: and the city was beset by the slingers, and a great part thereof destroyed.26And when the king of Moab saw this, to wit, that the enemies had prevailed, he took with him seven hundred men that drew the sword, to break in upon the king of Edom: but they could not.…
Lexicon
They destroyed
יַהֲרֹ֡סוּ (ya·hă·rō·sū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2040: To pull down, in pieces, break, & destroy

the cities,
וְהֶעָרִ֣ים (wə·he·‘ā·rîm)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement

and each man
אִישׁ־ (’îš-)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

threw
יַשְׁלִ֨יכוּ (yaš·lî·ḵū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7993: To throw out, down, away

stones
אַבְנ֜וֹ (’aḇ·nōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 68: A stone

on every
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

good
ט֠וֹבָה (ṭō·w·ḇāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

field
חֶלְקָ֣ה (ḥel·qāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2513: Smoothness, flattery, an allotment

until it was covered.
וּמִלְא֗וּהָ (ū·mil·’ū·hā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4390: To fill, be full of

They stopped up
יִסְתֹּ֙מוּ֙ (yis·tō·mū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5640: To stop up, to repair, to keep secret

every
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

spring
מַעְיַן־ (ma‘·yan-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4599: A fountain, a source

and cut down
יַפִּ֔ילוּ (yap·pî·lū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5307: To fall, lie

every
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

good
ט֣וֹב (ṭō·wḇ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good

tree.
עֵֽץ־ (‘êṣ-)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6086: Tree, trees, wood

Only
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

Kir-haraseth
חֲרָ֑שֶׂת (ḥă·rā·śeṯ)
Preposition, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7025: Kir-hareseth -- 'wall of earthenware', a fortified city in Moab

was left
הִשְׁאִ֧יר (hiš·’îr)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7604: To swell up, be, redundant

with stones in place,
אֲבָנֶ֛יהָ (’ă·ḇā·ne·hā)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 68: A stone

but men with slings
הַקַּלָּעִ֖ים (haq·qal·lā·‘îm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7051: A slinger

surrounded it
וַיָּסֹ֥בּוּ (way·yā·sōb·bū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5437: To turn about, go around, surround

and attacked it [as well].
וַיַּכּֽוּהָ׃ (way·yak·kū·hā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5221: To strike


Additional Translations
They destroyed the cities, and each man threw stones on every good field until it was covered. They stopped up every spring and cut down every good tree. Only Kir-haraseth was left with stones in place, but men with slings surrounded it and attacked it as well.And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirharaseth left they the stones thereof; however, the slingers went about it, and smote it.

And they beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the fountains of water, and felled all the good trees, until in Kir-hareseth only they left the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.

And they razed the cities, and cast every man his stone on every good piece of land and filled it; and they stopped every well, and cut down every good tree, until they left only the stones of the wall cast down; and the slingers compassed the land, and smote it.

And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone and filled it, and they stopped every well of water, and felled every good tree, until they left [only] the stones at Kirhareseth; and the slingers went about it, and smote it.

And they beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the fountains of water, and felled all the good trees: until in Kir-hareseth only they left the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.

And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirhara-seth they left the stones of it; but the slingers went about it, and smote it.

They beat down the cities; and on every good piece of land they cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the springs of water, and felled all the good trees, until in Kir Hareseth [only] they left its stones; however the men armed with slings went about it, and struck it.

and the cities they break down, and on every good portion they cast each his stone, and have filled it, and every fountain of water they stop, and every good tree they cause to fall -- till one had left its stones in Kir-Haraseth, and the slingers go round and smite it.
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