2 Kings 3:4

3:4 Now King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder. 1  He would send as tribute 2  to the king of Israel 100,000 male lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams.

2 Kings 3:1

Moab Fights with Israel

3:1 In the eighteenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Jehoram became king over Israel in Samaria; 3  he ruled for twelve years.

2 Kings 1:1

Elijah Confronts the King and His Commanders

1:1 After Ahab died, Moab rebelled against Israel. 4 

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

2 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.

3 map For location see Map2-B1; Map4-D3; Map5-E2; Map6-A4; Map7-C1.

4 sn This statement may fit better with the final paragraph of 1 Kgs 22.