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 cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom. 4And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool. But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. 6And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel. 7And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.

2 Kings 3:5 word by word

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

• 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 1:1Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
• 2 Kings 8:20In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
• 2 Chronicles 21:8In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a 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
• 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