2 Kings 3:4 “Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the…”

2 Kings 3:4

Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he would render to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And 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.

World English Bible

Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder; and he supplied the king of Israel with one hundred thousand lambs and the wool of one hundred thousand rams.

American Standard Version

Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-master; and he rendered unto the king of Israel the wool of a hundred thousand lambs, and of a hundred thousand rams.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Mesha King of Moab had store of sheepe, and rendred vnto the King of Israel an hundreth thousande lambes, and an hundreth thousande rammes with the wooll.

Darby Translation

And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs and a hundred thousand rams, with the wool.

Young's Literal Translation

And Mesha king of Moab was a sheep-master, and he rendered to the king of Israel a hundred thousand lambs, and a hundred thousand rams, [with] wool,

Bible in Basic English

Now Mesha, king of Moab, was a sheep-farmer; and he gave regularly to the king of Israel the wool from a hundred thousand lambs and a hundred thousand sheep.

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Cross references

“a sheepmaster”

Genesis 13:2 2 Chronicles 26:10 Job 1:3 Job 42:12 Genesis 26:13 Genesis 26:14

Genesis 13:2 · BSB

And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.

2 Chronicles 26:10 · BSB

Since he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain, he built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns. And since he was a lover of the soil, he had farmers and vinedressers in the hill country and in the fer…

Job 1:3 · BSB

and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.

Job 42:12 · BSB

So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

Genesis 26:13 · BSB

and he became richer and richer, until he was exceedingly wealthy.

Genesis 26:14 · BSB

He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.

“rendered”

2 Samuel 8:2 1 Chronicles 18:2 Psalm 60:8 Psalm 108:9 Psalm 108:10

2 Samuel 8:2 · BSB

David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites be…

1 Chronicles 18:2 · BSB

David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute.

Psalm 60:8 · BSB

Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

Psalm 108:9 · BSB

Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”

Psalm 108:10 · BSB

Who will bring me to the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?

“lambs”

Isaiah 16:1

Isaiah 16:1 · BSB

Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3Nevertheless, he clung to the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.

5But after the death of Ahab, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

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