2 Kings 3:5

2 Kings 3:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
• New International Version (NIV)But after Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But it happened, when Ahab died, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

Context of 2 Kings 3:5

3Nevertheless, he clung to the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, into which he misled Israel; he did not abandon them. 4Now Mesha the king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he used to make tribute payments to the king of Israel of a hundred thousand lambs, and the wool of a hundred thousand rams. However, when King Ahab died, the king of Moab broke with the king of Israel. 6So King Jehoram left Samaria for battle at that time and mustered all Israel. 7Then he went and sent word to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, “The king of Moab has broken away from me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” And he said, “I will go up. Consider me yours, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.”

2 Kings 3:5 word by word

וַיְהִ֖י כְּמ֣וֹת אַחְאָ֑ב וַיִּפְשַׁ֥ע מֶֽלֶךְ־מוֹאָ֖ב בְּמֶ֥לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Read the interlinear

• Ahabאַחְאָב'ach'âb 'echâb · AhabH256
• diedמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• brokeפָּשַׁעpâsha‛ · to transgressH6586
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for 2 Kings 3:5

• 2 Kings 1:1Now Moab broke with Israel after the death of Ahab.
• 2 Kings 8:20In his days Edom broke away from the rule of Judah, and appointed a king over themselves.
• 2 Chronicles 21:8In his days Edom broke away from the rule of Judah, and appointed a king over themselves.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 3:5

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5The 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.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-64-6. Mesha king of Moab, &c.--As his dominions embraced an extensive pasture country, he paid, as annual tribute, the wool of a hundred thousand lambs and a hundred thousand rams. It is still common in the East to pay custom and taxes in the fruits or natural produce of the land.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 3:5

• Mesha
• Moabites

In the dictionaries

• Ahab
• Israel
• Moab
• Ahaziah
• Chemosh
• Colour
• Compass
• Indignation
• Jehoram
• Jehoshaphat

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