2 Kings 1:1

The LORD’s Judgment on Ahaziah

1 After Ahab’s death, Moab rebelled against Israel.

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2 Kings 1:1 in Other Translations

KJV

1 Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

ESV

1 After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.

NLT

1 After King Ahab’s death, the land of Moab rebelled against Israel.

MSG

1 After Ahab died, Moab rebelled against Israel.

CSB

1 After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.

2 Kings 1:1 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 1:1

Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
] Which had been in subjection to them from the times of David, ( 2 Samuel 8:2 ) refusing to pay a tribute as they had done; taking advantage of Ahab's ill success with the king of Syria, and of his death, and the condition and circumstances of his successor.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

2 Kings 1:1 In-Context

1 After Ahab’s death, Moab rebelled against Israel.

2 Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers, saying to them, “Go and consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron, to see if I will recover from this injury.”

3 But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going off to consult Baal-Zebub, the god of Ekron?’

4 Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘You will not leave the bed you are lying on. You will certainly die!’ ” So Elijah went.

5 When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, “Why have you come back?”

Cross References 1

1. S Genesis 19:37; 2 Samuel 8:2; 2 Kings 3:5