2 Kings 3:4-5

4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and 1used to pay the king of Israel 100,000 * lambs and the wool of 100,000 * rams.
5 But 2when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

2 Kings 3:4-5 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 3

This chapter gives the character of Jehoram king of Israel, 2Ki 3:1-3, relates the rebellion of the king of Moab against him, 2Ki 3:4,5, the war that he and his allies entered into on that account, 2Ki 3:6-9 the distress the combined army were in for want of water, their application upon this to Elisha, who promised them water, and they had it in a wonderful manner, 2Ki 3:10-20 and the chapter is concluded with the rout of the Moabites, and the barbarity of their king to his eldest son, 2Ki 3:21-27.

Cross References 2

  • 1. 2 Samuel 8:2; Isaiah 16:1, 2
  • 2. 2 Kings 1:1
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