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

3Yet he persisted in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who encouraged Israel to sin; he did not turn from them. 4Now King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder. He would send as tribute to the king of Israel 100,000 male lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams. When Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. 6At that time King Jehoram left Samaria and assembled all Israel for war. 7He sent this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you fight with me against Moab?” Jehoshaphat replied, “I will join you in the campaign; my army and horses are at your disposal.”

2 Kings 3:5 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• But it came to pass, when Ahabאַחְאָב'ach'âb 'echâb · AhabH256
• was deadמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• that the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Moabמוֹאָבmô'âb · MoabH4124
• rebelledפָּשַׁעpâsha‛ · to transgressH6586
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478

Cross-references for 2 Kings 3:5

• 2 Kings 1:1After Ahab died, Moab rebelled against Israel.
• 2 Kings 8:20During his reign Edom freed themselves from Judah’s control and set up their own king.
• 2 Chronicles 21:8During Jehoram’s reign Edom freed themselves from Judah’s control and set up their own king.

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
• Moab; Moabites
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Moab, Moabite
• Ahaziah
• Chemosh
• Colour

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