God’s Word Translation
2 Kings 3:18
18The Lord considers that an easy thing to do. In addition, he will put Moab at your mercy.
2 Kings 3:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And this is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.
- New International Version (NIV)This is an easy thing in the eyes of the Lord; he will also deliver Moab into your hands.
- English Standard Version (ESV)This is a light thing in the sight of the Lord. He will also give the Moabites into your hand,
- New King James Version (NKJV)And this is a simple matter in the sight of the Lord; He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.
Context of 2 Kings 3:18
16He said, “This is what the Lord says: Make this valley full of ditches. 17You will not see wind or rain, but this valley will be filled with water. You, your cattle, and your other animals will drink. The Lord considers that an easy thing to do. In addition, he will put Moab at your mercy. 19You will defeat every walled city and every important city. You will cut down every good tree, seal all the wells, and use rocks to ruin every good piece of land.” 20That is what happened in the morning. At the time of the grain offering, water flowed from Edom and filled the countryside.
Read all of 2 Kings 32 Kings 3:18 word by word
וְנָקַ֥ל זֹ֖את בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְנָתַ֥ן אֶת־מוֹאָ֖ב בְּיֶדְכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 2 Kings 3:18
- 1 Kings 3:13I’m also giving you what you haven’t asked for—riches and honor—so that no other king will be like you as long as you live.
- Jeremiah 32:17‘Almighty Lord, you made heaven and earth by your great strength and powerful arm. Nothing is too hard for you.
- Luke 1:37But nothing is impossible for God.”
- Ephesians 3:20Glory belongs to God, whose power is at work in us. By this power he can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine.
- 2 Kings 20:10Hezekiah replied, “It’s easy for the shadow to extend ten ⌞more⌟ steps forward. No, let it come back ten steps.”
- 1 Kings 16:31It wasn’t enough that he committed the same sins as Jeroboam (Nebat’s son). He also married Jezebel, daughter of King Ethbaal of Sidon. Ahab then served and worshiped Baal.
- Isaiah 7:13“Listen now, descendants of David,” Isaiah said. “Isn’t it enough that you try the patience of mortals? Must you also try the patience of my God?
- Isaiah 49:6Now, the Lord says, “You are not just my servant who restores the tribes of Jacob and brings back those in Israel whom I have preserved. I have also made you a light for the nations so that you would save people all over the world.”
- Ezekiel 8:17He asked me, “Son of man, do you see this? Isn’t it bad enough that the people of Judah have done these disgusting things that you have seen here? Yet, they also fill the land with violence and continue to provoke me even more. Look how they insult me in the worst possible way.
- 1 Kings 20:13Then a prophet came to King Ahab of Israel and said, “This is what the Lord says: Have you seen this large army? I will hand it over to you today. Then you will know that I am the Lord.”
- Isaiah 7:1When Ahaz, son of Jotham and grandson of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Aram’s King Rezin and Israel’s King Pekah, son of Remaliah, went to Jerusalem to attack it, but they couldn’t defeat it.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 3:18
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-19Verses 6-19 The king of Israel laments their distress, and the danger they were in. He called these kings together, yet he charges it upon Providence. Thus the foolishness of man perverteth his way, and then his heart fretteth against the Lord, Pr 19:3. It was well that Jehoshaphat inquired of the Lord now, but it had been much better if he had done it before he engaged in this war. Good men sometimes neglect their duty, till necessity and affliction…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-20The supply of water was easy for the Lord. It signaled that God would help the allies defeat Moab's army.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Kings 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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