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2 Kings 3:4–5

Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, kand he had to deliver to the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams. But lwhen Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

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2 Kings 3:4–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

Now Mesha king of Moab raised sheep, and he had to pay the king of Israel a tribute of a hundred thousand lambs and the wool of a hundred thousand rams. But after Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

2 Kings 3:4–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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. But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

2 Kings 3:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder. He used to pay the king of Israel an annual tribute of 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams. But after Ahab’s death, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

2 Kings 3:4–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheepbreeder, and he regularly paid the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs and the wool of one hundred thousand rams. But it happened, when Ahab died, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

2 Kings 3:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

Mesha king of Moab raised sheep. He paid the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs and the wool of one hundred thousand sheep. But when Ahab died, the king of Moab turned against the king of Israel.

2 Kings 3:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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. But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

2 Kings 3:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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. And it came to pass when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

2 Kings 3:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

King Mesha of Moab raised sheep. ⸤Each year⸥ he had to pay the king of Israel 100,000 male lambs and the wool from 100,000 rams. But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the ⸤new⸥ king of Israel.

2 Kings 3:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder. He used to pay the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams, but when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

2 Kings 3:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Now King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder, who used to deliver to the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs, and the wool of one hundred thousand rams. But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

2 Kings 3:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he used to deliver to the king of Israel a hundred thousand male lambs and a hundred thousand wool rams. It happened that when Ahab died, Mesha king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

2 Kings 3:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Mesha raised sheep. He was king of Moab. He had to supply the king of Israel with 100,000 lambs a year. He also had to supply him with the wool of 100,000 rams a year.

Ahab died. Moab’s king refused to obey the next king of Israel.

2 Kings 3:4–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and used to pay the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams.

But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.


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