KJV 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.
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2 Kings 3:4
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder; and he rendered to the king of Israel the wool of one hundred thousand lambs, and of one hundred thousand rams.
ASV 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.
YLT 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,
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 3
1 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
2 And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
4 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.
5 But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
6 And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel.
7 And 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.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וּמֵישַׁ֥עH4338 · me.sahMeshaמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428 · me.lekhkingמוֹאָ֖בH4124 · mo.avMoabהָיָ֣הH1961 · ha.yahto beנֹקֵ֑דH5349 · no.qedshepherdוְהֵשִׁ֤יבH7725 · shuvto return: returnלְמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428 · me.lekhkingיִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelמֵאָה־H3967 · me.ahhundredאֶ֣לֶףH505 · e.lephthousandכָּרִ֔יםH3733 · karsaddleוּמֵ֥אָהH3967 · me.ahhundredאֶ֖לֶףH505 · e.lephthousandאֵילִ֥יםH352 · a.yilramצָֽמֶר׃H6785 · tse.merwool
Cross-references
Genesis 26:13-14And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:2 Samuel 8:2And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And [so] the Moabites became David’s servants, [and] brought gifts.Psalm 108:9-10Moab [is] my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.1 Chronicles 18:2And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s servants, [and] brought gifts.2 Chronicles 26:10Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen [also], and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.Psalm 60:8Moab [is] my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.Job 42:12So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.Job 1:3His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.Genesis 13:2And Abram [was] very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.Isaiah 16:1-2Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.
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