Verse 4

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.

Referenced Verses

• 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.