2 Kings 3:25 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Bible Comments

Kir — haraseth — This was the royal city of the Moabites, into which the remnant of the Moabites were gathered, where also their king was with them. The stones — The walls and buildings of this city only were left; their whole country being destroyed. The slingers — Such as slung great stones against the walls to break them down, according to the manner of those times. Made breaches in the walls, by which they might enter the city, and take it.

2 Kings 3:25

25 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; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it.