2 Kings 3:4
2 Kings · Old Testament · Chapter 3
“And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.”2 Kings 3:4
What Does 2 Kings 3:4 Mean?
2 Kings 3:4 is found in the book of 2 Kings, chapter 3, verse 4 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to 2 Kings 3:4 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 16:1“Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.”Genesis 26:13“And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:”2 Samuel 8:2“And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.”2 Chronicles 17:11“Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats.”Job 1:3“His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.”Genesis 13:2“And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.”2 Samuel 13:23“And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.”2 Kings 1:1“Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.”1 Chronicles 18:2“And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David’s servants, and brought gifts.”2 Chronicles 26:10“Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry.”Job 42:12“So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.”Psalms 60:8“Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.”Psalms 108:9“Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe; over Philistia will I triumph.”Ecclesiastes 2:7“I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:”
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