Kir-hareseth

Built fortress, a city and fortress of Moab, the modern Kerak, a small town on the brow of a steep hill about 6 miles from Rabbath-Moab and 10 miles from the Dead Sea; called also Kir-haresh, Kir-hareseth, Kir-heres (Isa. 16:7, 11; Jer. 48:31, 36). After the death of Ahab, Mesha, king of Moab, threw off allegiance to the king of Israel, and fought successfully for the independence of his kingdom. After this Jehoram, king of Israel, in seeking to regain his supremacy over Moab, entered into an alliance with Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, and with the king of Edom. The three kings led their armies against Mesha, who was driven back to seek refuge in Kir-haraseth. The Moabites were driven to despair. Mesha then took his eldest son, who would have reigned in his stead, and offered him as a burnt-offering on the wall of the fortress in the sight of the allied armies. “There was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.” The invaders evacuated the land of Moab, and Mesha achieved the independence of his country (2 Kings 3:20-27).

Recorded scripture occurrences (2)

References recorded in the source data; this is not an exhaustive list of mentions.

Show passage in OET: KI2 3:25

OET-RV KI2 3:25

25 They tore down the cities, and each person threw a stone onto the good land, making it useless. They blocked up every spring, and they chopped down every good tree. Eventually, only their capital city of Kir-Hareset remained standing with its stone walls, but they attacked that as well using slingshots.

OET-LV KI2 3:25

25 And_the_cities they _tore _down and_all portion _of _land good they _threw each stone _of_his and_they_filled _it and_all spring _of water they _stopped _up and_all tree good they _made _fall until he _left _behind stones _of_its in_Qīr- hareseth and_ the_slingers _they _surrounded_it and_they_attacked _it.

Show passage in OET: ISA 16:7

OET-RV ISA 16:7

7 So Moav mourns for itself—all of them.
⇔ They long for the raisin-cakes from Kir-Hareset.
⇔ They’re completely overcome

OET-LV ISA 16:7

7 For_so/thus/hence Mōʼāⱱ it _will _wail for_Mōʼāⱱ of _it _of_all it _will _wail for_the _raisin-cakes _of Qīr you(pl)_will _groan only stricken _people.

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