2 Kings 3:18

3:18 This is an easy task for the Lord; 1  he will also hand Moab over to you.

2 Kings 3:4

3:4 Now King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder. 2  He would send as tribute 3  to the king of Israel 100,000 male lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams.

1 tn Heb “and this is easy in the eyes of the Lord.”

2 tn For a discussion of the meaning of term (נֹקֵד, noqed), see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 43.

3 tn The vav + perfect here indicates customary action contemporary with the situation described in the preceding main clause. See IBHS 533-34 §32.2.3e.