Now Mesha the king of Moab was a sheep breeder, and he (A)used to make tribute payments to the king of Israel of a hundred thousand lambs, and the wool of a hundred thousand rams. However, (B)when King Ahab died, the king of Moab broke with the [a]king of Israel. So King Jehoram left Samaria for battle [b]at that time and mustered all Israel.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 3:5 I.e., Jehoram, the new king
  2. 2 Kings 3:6 Lit in that day

Now Mesha king of Moab(A) raised sheep, and he had to pay the king of Israel a tribute of a hundred thousand lambs(B) and the wool of a hundred thousand rams. But after Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled(C) against the king of Israel. So at that time King Joram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel.

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