2 Kings 3:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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 · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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, <FI>with<Fi> wool,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Kings 3:4 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 13:2And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.
- Genesis 26:13and he became richer and richer, until he was exceedingly wealthy.
- 2 Samuel 8:2David 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 became subject to David and brought him tribute.
- 2 Samuel 8:6Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became subject to David and brought him tribute. So the LORD made David victorious wherever he went.
- 1 Chronicles 18:2David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute.
- 2 Chronicles 26:10Since 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 fertile fields.
- Job 1:3and 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 42:12So 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.
- Psalms 60:8Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
- Psalms 108:9Moab is My washbasin; upon Edom I toss My sandal; over Philistia I shout in triumph.”
- Isaiah 16:1Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion.
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