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.

[3:18]  ¹ tn Heb “and this is easy in the eyes of the Lord.”

[3:4]  ² tn For a discussion of the meaning of term (נֹקֵד, noqed), see M. Cogan and H. Tadmor, II Kings (AB), 43.

[3:4]  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.