2 Kings 3:4

Translations

Modern

Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams.

Traditional

And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.

Literal

And Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he rendered to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and a hundred thousand rams, with wool.

Latin

Porro Mesa rex Moab nutriebat pecora multa, et solvebat regi Israël centum millia agnorum, et centum millia arietum cum velleribus suis.

Original

Hebrew

English

Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams.

Notes

2 Kings 3:4–5

The Moabite rebellion (see 2 Kings 1:1) started when they stopped paying their yearly tribute. The Moabite Stone (Mesha Stela) describes how Israel controlled northern Moab during the time of Omri and Ahab. This control continued under the rule of Ahaziah and Joram.

2 Kings 3:4–27

One of Elisha's miracles took place during the war between Israel, Judah, and Moab.

Theme notes and profiles

Elijah Elisha Jehoshaphat Moab and Ammon

Events

Reign of Joram

Related verses

Genesis 26:13–14
…and he became richer and richer, until he was exceedingly wealthy.
2 Samuel 8:2
David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.
Isaiah 16:1–2
Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion.
Job 1:3
…and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.
2 Chronicles 26:10
Since he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fertile fields.
Genesis 13:2
And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.
Psalm 108:9–10
Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
Psalm 60:8
Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
Job 42:12
So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
1 Chronicles 18:2
David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute.

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Mesha: King of Moab who rebelled against Israel

Places

Moab: Ancient kingdom east of the Dead Sea in Jordan

Glossary

Edom, Edomites Elisha Jehoram Jehoshaphat (Person) Kings, Books of First and Second Mesha (Person) Moab, Moabites Moabite Stone Money Omri Sheep Sons of the Prophets Wilderness Wool

Topics

Mesha: King of Moab: Tributary to Ahab Moabites: Paid Tribute of Sheep and Wool to the King of Israel Sheep were Frequently: Given As Tribute Sheep: Tribute (Taxes) Paid In The Lamb: Tribute often Paid In

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