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Good News Translation

2 Kings 3:5

But when King Ahab of Israel died, Mesha rebelled against Israel.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Mesha;   Moabites;   Thompson Chain Reference - Jehoshaphat;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;   Moabites;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Mesha;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Miracles;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Chemosh;   Jehoram;   Jehoshaphat;   Moabite Stone;   Omri;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Ahab;   Ahaziah;   Dibon;   Mesha;   Moab;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Kings, 1 and 2;   Kir-Hareseth;   Mesha;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Edom, Edomites;   Jehoshaphat;   Medeba;   Mesha;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Joram, Jehoram;   Mesha ;   Moab, Moabites ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Kirharaseth;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Armor;   Arms;   Jehoshaphat;   Mesha;   Moab;   Samaria;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Eli'sha;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Moab;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Chemosh;   Moab;   Moabite Stone;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
but when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
Hebrew Names Version
But it happened, when Ach'av was dead, that the king of Mo'av rebelled against the king of Yisra'el.
King James Version
But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
English Standard Version
But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
New Century Version
But when Ahab died, the king of Moab turned against the king of Israel.
New English Translation
When Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
Amplified Bible
But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
New American Standard Bible
However, when King Ahab died, the king of Moab broke with the king of Israel.
Geneva Bible (1587)
But when Ahab was dead, the king of Moab rebelled against the King of Israel.
Legacy Standard Bible
But it happened that when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
Contemporary English Version
But soon after the death of Ahab, Mesha rebelled against Israel.
Complete Jewish Bible
But after Ach'av died, the king of Mo'av rebelled against the king of Isra'el.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
Easy-to-Read Version
But when Ahab died, the king of Moab broke away from the rule of the king of Israel.
George Lamsa Translation
But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
Lexham English Bible
It happened that when Ahab died, Mesha king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
Literal Translation
And it happened when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But whan Achab was deed, the kynge of ye Moabites fell awaye fro the kynge of Israel.
American Standard Version
But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
Bible in Basic English
But when Ahab was dead, the king of Moab got free from the authority of the king of Israel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
But when Ahab was dead, it fortuned that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
King James Version (1611)
But it came to passe when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And it came to pass, after the death of Achaab, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
English Revised Version
But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
But after the death of Ahab, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne Achab was deed, he brak the boond of pees, which he hadde with the kyng of Israel.
Young's Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass at the death of Ahab, that the king of Moab transgresseth against the king of Israel.
Update Bible Version
But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
Webster's Bible Translation
But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
World English Bible
But it happened, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
New King James Version
But it happened, when Ahab died, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
New Living Translation
But after Ahab's death, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
New Life Bible
But when Ahab died, the king of Moab turned against the king of Israel.
New Revised Standard
But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, when Ahab died, that the king of Moab revolted against the king of Israel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when Achab was dead, he broke the league which he had made with the king of Israel.
Revised Standard Version
But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
But when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.

Contextual Overview

1 In the eighteenth year of the reign of King Jehoshaphat of Judah, Joram son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he ruled in Samaria for twelve years. 2 He sinned against the Lord , but he was not as bad as his father or his mother Jezebel; he pulled down the image his father had made for the worship of Baal. 3 Yet, like King Jeroboam son of Nebat before him, he led Israel into sin and would not stop. 4 King Mesha of Moab raised sheep, and every year he gave as tribute to the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool from 100,000 sheep. 5 But when King Ahab of Israel died, Mesha rebelled against Israel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

2 Kings 1:1, 2 Kings 8:20, 2 Chronicles 21:8-10

Reciprocal: Numbers 24:17 - Moab 2 Kings 13:20 - the Moabites 1 Chronicles 18:2 - brought gifts

Cross-References

Genesis 2:17
except the tree that gives knowledge of what is good and what is bad. You must not eat the fruit of that tree; if you do, you will die the same day."
Genesis 3:2
"We may eat the fruit of any tree in the garden," the woman answered,
Genesis 3:3
"except the tree in the middle of it. God told us not to eat the fruit of that tree or even touch it; if we do, we will die."
Genesis 3:6
The woman saw how beautiful the tree was and how good its fruit would be to eat, and she thought how wonderful it would be to become wise. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, and he also ate it.
Genesis 3:7
As soon as they had eaten it, they were given understanding and realized that they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and covered themselves.
Genesis 3:10
He answered, "I heard you in the garden; I was afraid and hid from you, because I was naked."
Genesis 3:13
The Lord God asked the woman, "Why did you do this?" She replied, "The snake tricked me into eating it."
Genesis 3:14
Then the Lord God said to the snake, "You will be punished for this; you alone of all the animals must bear this curse: From now on you will crawl on your belly, and you will have to eat dust as long as you live.
Genesis 3:15
I will make you and the woman hate each other; her offspring and yours will always be enemies. Her offspring will crush your head, and you will bite her offspring's heel."
Genesis 3:22
Then the Lord God said, "Now these human beings have become like one of us and have knowledge of what is good and what is bad. They must not be allowed to take fruit from the tree that gives life, eat it, and live forever."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. Who then was Ahaziah; but either through the pusillanimity of his temper, or the sickness that attended him, or the shortness of his reign, he took no steps to the reduction of him, or to oblige him to pay his tribute, which he neglected to do, and is meant by his rebellion.


 
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