2 Kings 3:4

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Now King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder. He would send as tribute to the king of Israel 100,000 male lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams.

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  • 2 Sam 8:2 : 2 He defeated the Moabites. He made them lie on the ground and then used a rope to measure them off. He put two-thirds of them to death and spared the other third. The Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute.
  • 1 Chr 18:2 : 2 He defeated the Moabites; the Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute.
  • 2 Chr 26:10 : 10 He built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns, for he owned many herds in the foothills and on the plain. He had workers in the fields and vineyards in the hills and in Carmel, for he loved agriculture.
  • Job 1:3 : 3 His possessions included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys; in addition he had a very great household. Thus he was the greatest of all the people in the east.
  • Job 42:12 : 12 So the LORD blessed the second part of Job’s life more than the first. He had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
  • Ps 60:8 : 8 Moab is my washbasin. I will make Edom serve me. I will shout in triumph over Philistia.”
  • Ps 108:9-9 : 9 Moab is my washbasin. I will make Edom serve me. I will shout in triumph over Philistia.” 10 Who will lead me into the fortified city? Who will bring me to Edom?
  • Isa 16:1-2 : 1 Send rams as tribute to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the wilderness to the hill of Daughter Zion. 2 At the fords of the Arnon the Moabite women are like a bird that flies about when forced from its nest.
  • Gen 13:2 : 2 (Now Abram was very wealthy in livestock, silver, and gold.)
  • Gen 26:13-14 : 13 The man became wealthy. His influence continued to grow until he became very prominent. 14 He had so many sheep and cattle and such a great household of servants that the Philistines became jealous of him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Kgs 3:5-7
    3 verses
    78%

    5When Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

    6At that time King Jehoram left Samaria and assembled all Israel for war.

    7He sent this message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah:“The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you fight with me against Moab?” Jehoshaphat replied,“I will join you in the campaign; my army and horses are at your disposal.”

  • 2 Chr 18:2
    71%

    2and after several years went down to visit Ahab in Samaria. Ahab slaughtered many sheep and cattle to honor Jehoshaphat and those who came with him. He persuaded him to join in an attack against Ramoth Gilead.

  • 1 Sam 25:2
    71%

    2David Marries Abigail the Widow of Nabal There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. This man was very wealthy; he owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. At that time he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

  • 2 Chr 17:11
    71%

    11Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat tribute, including a load of silver. The Arabs brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats from their flocks.

  • Judg 3:30
    71%

    30Israel humiliated Moab that day, and the land had rest for eighty years.

  • Num 31:36-39
    4 verses
    71%

    36The half-portion of those who went to war numbered 337,500 sheep;

    37the LORD’s tribute from the sheep was 675.

    38The cattle numbered 36,000; the LORD’s tribute was 72.

    39The donkeys were 30,500, of which the LORD’s tribute was 61.

  • 2 Kgs 3:26-27
    2 verses
    71%

    26When the king of Moab realized he was losing the battle, he and 700 swordsmen tried to break through and attack the king of Edom, but they failed.

    27So he took his firstborn son, who was to succeed him as king, and offered him up as a burnt sacrifice on the wall. There was an outburst of divine anger against Israel, so they broke off the attack and returned to their homeland.

  • 2 Chr 29:32-33
    2 verses
    70%

    32The assembly brought a total of 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 lambs as burnt sacrifices to the LORD,

    33and 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep were consecrated.

  • Amos 2:1
    70%

    1This is what the LORD says:“Because Moab has committed three crimes– make that four!– I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They burned the bones of Edom’s king into lime.

  • 2 Kgs 3:3
    70%

    3Yet he persisted in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who encouraged Israel to sin; he did not turn from them.

  • Isa 16:1
    70%

    1Send rams as tribute to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the wilderness to the hill of Daughter Zion.

  • 2 Kgs 1:1
    69%

    1¶ Elijah Confronts the King and His Commanders After Ahab died, Moab rebelled against Israel.

  • Num 31:32-33
    2 verses
    69%

    32The spoil that remained of the plunder which the fighting men had gathered was 675,000 sheep,

    3372,000 cattle,

  • Ezek 45:15
    69%

    15and one sheep from each flock of two hundred, from the watered places of Israel, for a grain offering, burnt offering, and peace offering, to make atonement for them, declares the Sovereign LORD.

  • Num 22:3-4
    2 verses
    69%

    3And the Moabites were greatly afraid of the people, because they were so numerous. The Moabites were sick with fear because of the Israelites.

    4So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian,“Now this mass of people will lick up everything around us, as the bull devours the grass of the field.” Now Balak son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at this time.

  • Hos 4:16
    69%

    16Israel has rebelled like a stubborn heifer! Soon the LORD will put them out to pasture like a lamb in a broad field!

  • 2 Chr 30:24
    69%

    24King Hezekiah of Judah supplied 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep for the assembly, while the officials supplied them with 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep. Many priests consecrated themselves.

  • 1 Kgs 4:23
    69%

    23ten calves fattened in the stall, twenty calves from the pasture, and a hundred sheep, not to mention rams, gazelles, deer, and well-fed birds.

  • Prov 27:26
    69%

    26the lambs will be for your clothing, and the goats will be for the price of a field.

  • 2 Kgs 3:10
    69%

    10The king of Israel said,“Oh no! Certainly the LORD has summoned these three kings so that he can hand them over to the king of Moab!”

  • 1 Chr 29:21
    69%

    21David Designates Solomon King The next day they made sacrifices and offered burnt sacrifices to the LORD(1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, 1,000 lambs), along with their accompanying drink offerings and many other sacrifices for all Israel.

  • 2 Kgs 3:18
    69%

    18This is an easy task for the LORD; he will also hand Moab over to you.

  • Num 29:20
    68%

    20“‘On the third day you must offer eleven bulls, two rams, fourteen lambs one year old, all without blemish,

  • 1 Kgs 8:63
    68%

    63Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 cattle and 120,000 sheep. Then the king and all the Israelites dedicated the LORD’s temple.

  • Num 29:23
    68%

    23“‘On the fourth day you must offer ten bulls, two rams, and fourteen lambs one year old, all without blemish,

  • 2 Chr 35:7
    68%

    7From his own royal flocks and herds, Josiah supplied the people with 30,000 lambs and goats for the Passover sacrifice, as well as 3,000 cattle.

  • Num 31:43-44
    2 verses
    68%

    43there were 337,500 sheep from the portion belonging to the community,

    4436,000 cattle,

  • 1 Sam 8:17
    68%

    17He will demand a tenth of your flocks, and you yourselves will be his servants.

  • Ezek 34:3
    68%

    3You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the choice animals, but you do not feed the sheep!

  • Ezek 34:17
    68%

    17“‘As for you, my sheep, this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Look, I am about to judge between one sheep and another, between rams and goats.

  • Num 6:14
    68%

    14and he must present his offering to the LORD: one male lamb in its first year without blemish for a burnt offering, one ewe lamb in its first year without blemish for a purification offering, one ram without blemish for a peace offering,

  • 2 Kgs 3:23-24
    2 verses
    68%

    23The Moabites said,“It’s blood! The kings must have fought one another! The soldiers have struck one another down! Now, Moab, seize the plunder!”

    24When they approached the Israelite camp, the Israelites rose up and struck down the Moabites, who then ran from them. The Israelites thoroughly defeated Moab.

  • 2 Chr 15:11
    68%

    11At that time they sacrificed to the LORD some of the plunder they had brought back, including 700 head of cattle and 7,000 sheep.

  • 2 Kgs 3:21
    68%

    21Now all Moab had heard that the kings were attacking, so everyone old enough to fight was mustered and placed at the border.

  • Deut 32:14
    68%

    14butter from the herd and milk from the flock, along with the fat of lambs, rams and goats of Bashan, along with the best of the kernels of wheat; and from the juice of grapes you drank wine.

  • Zech 11:4
    68%

    4The LORD my God says this:“Shepherd the flock set aside for slaughter.

  • 2 Sam 12:2
    68%

    2The rich man had a great many flocks and herds.

  • 2 Sam 8:12
    68%

    12including Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, and Amalek. This also included some of the plunder taken from King Hadadezer son of Rehob of Zobah.