2 Kings 3:25

Beat down the cities. The record describes a widespread, humiliating defeat for Moab. Not even the walled cities could stand up against the victorious invaders.

Every man his stone. In preparing land for cultivation, it was necessary first to clear away the stones. The cleared stones were now cast back upon the fields by the invaders, leaving to each individual landholder the difficult task of clearing his field.

Kir-haraseth. Believed to be the same as Kir-haresh (Isa. 16:11) and Kir-heres (Jer. 48:31, 36), and probably also Kir of Moab (Isa. 15:1). Its modern name is el–Kerak. This city was the outstanding fortress of Moab, situated at a strategic position on the highland immediately east of the southern part of the Dead Sea, and controlled the trade route to the Red Sea. It was built on the top of a steep hill, surrounded on all sides by a deep and narrow valley, which in turn was completely enclosed by a ring of mountains rising higher than the town. The fortress was regarded as virtually impregnable. At the time of the Crusades it was a place of great importance, the Crusaders making heroic efforts to effect its capture. This fortress is the largest ancient structure of its kind in existence, and is still in use.

Slingers went about it. The slingers evidently found positions on the hills surrounding the town, whence they could throw stones into it.