2 Kings 1:1
New International Version
After Ahab’s death, Moab rebelled against Israel.

New Living Translation
After King Ahab’s death, the land of Moab rebelled against Israel.

English Standard Version
After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.

Berean Standard Bible
After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.

King James Bible
Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

New King James Version
Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

New American Standard Bible
Now Moab broke with Israel after the death of Ahab.

NASB 1995
Now Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

NASB 1977
Now Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now Moab revolted against Israel after the death of Ahab.

Amplified Bible
Now Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

Christian Standard Bible
After Ahab’s death, Moab rebelled against Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.

American Standard Version
And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

English Revised Version
And Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
After Ahab died, Moab rebelled against Israel.

Good News Translation
After the death of King Ahab of Israel the country of Moab rebelled against Israel.

International Standard Version
Moab rebelled against Israel after Ahab died.

Majority Standard Bible
After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.

NET Bible
After Ahab died, Moab rebelled against Israel.

New Heart English Bible
Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

World English Bible
Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Moab transgresses against Israel after the death of Ahab,

Young's Literal Translation
And Moab transgresseth against Israel after the death of Ahab,

Smith's Literal Translation
And Moab broke with Israel after Ahab died.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Moab rebelled against Israel, after the death of Achab.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then, after the death of Ahab, Moab transgressed against Israel.

New American Bible
After Ahab’s death, Moab rebelled against Israel.

New Revised Standard Version
After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
THEN Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Moab rebelled against Israel after Akhab was dead.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
AND Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Moab repelled against Israel after the death of Achaab.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Elijah Denounces Ahaziah
1After the death of Ahab, Moab rebelled against Israel. 2Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”…

Cross References
2 Kings 3:5-7
But after the death of Ahab, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. / So at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel. / And he sent a message to Jehoshaphat king of Judah: “The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” “I will go,” replied Jehoshaphat. “I am as you are, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”

2 Kings 8:20-22
In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king. / So Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. His troops, however, fled to their homes. / So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled at the same time.

2 Samuel 8:2
David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute.

2 Samuel 8:11-12
and King David dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued— / from Edom and Moab, from the Ammonites and Philistines and Amalekites, and from the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

1 Kings 11:14-25
Then the LORD raised up against Solomon an adversary, Hadad the Edomite, from the royal line of Edom. / Earlier, when David was in Edom, Joab the commander of the army had gone to bury the dead and had struck down every male in Edom. / Joab and all Israel had stayed there six months, until he had killed every male in Edom. ...

1 Kings 22:47-49
And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king. / Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber. / At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants sail with your servants,” but Jehoshaphat refused.

Isaiah 15:1-9
This is the burden against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! Kir in Moab is devastated, destroyed in a night! / Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. / In its streets they wear sackcloth; on the rooftops and in the public squares they all wail, falling down weeping. ...

Isaiah 16:1-14
Send the tribute lambs to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the mount of Daughter Zion. / Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon: / “Give us counsel; render a decision. Shelter us at noonday with shade as dark as night. Hide the refugees; do not betray the one who flees. ...

Jeremiah 48:1-47
Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled. / There is no longer praise for Moab; in Heshbon they devise evil against her: ‘Come, let us cut her off from nationhood.’ You too, O people of Madmen, will be silenced; the sword will pursue you. / A voice cries out from Horonaim: ‘Devastation and great destruction!’ ...

Amos 2:1-3
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Moab, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he burned to lime the bones of Edom’s king. / So I will send fire against Moab to consume the citadels of Kerioth. Moab will die in tumult, amid war cries and the sound of the ram’s horn. / I will cut off the ruler of Moab and kill all the officials with him,” says the LORD.

Zephaniah 2:8-11
“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders. / Therefore, as surely as I live,” declares the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, “surely Moab will be like Sodom and the Ammonites like Gomorrah—a place of weeds and salt pits, a perpetual wasteland. The remnant of My people will plunder them; the remainder of My nation will dispossess them.” / This they shall have in return for their pride, for taunting and mocking the people of the LORD of Hosts. ...

Matthew 11:21-24
“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. / And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. ...

Mark 6:11
If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”

Luke 10:13-15
Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. / But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. / And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!

Acts 13:41
‘Look, you scoffers, wonder and perish! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe, even if someone told you.’”


Treasury of Scripture

Then Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab.

Moab

Numbers 24:7
He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.

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.

1 Chronicles 18:2
And he smote Moab; and the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.

after the

2 Kings 18:2
Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.

Psalm 60:8
Moab is my washpot; over Edom will I cast out my shoe: Philistia, triumph thou because of me.

after the

2 Kings 3:4,5
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 8:20,22
In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves…

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2 Kings 1
1. Moab rebels
2. Ahaziah, sending to Baal-Zebub, has his judgement by Elijah
5. Elijah twice brings fire from heaven on those Ahaziah sent to apprehend him.
13. He pities the third captain,
15. and, encouraged by an angel, tells the king of his death
17. Jehoram succeeds Ahaziah














After the death of Ahab
The phrase marks a significant transition in the narrative of Israel's history. Ahab, the seventh king of Israel, was known for his idolatry and the influence of his wife Jezebel, which led Israel into sin. His death signifies the end of an era marked by apostasy and divine judgment. The Hebrew root for "death" (מוֹת, "moth") often implies not just physical death but also the end of influence or power. Ahab's demise opens the door for potential reform and a return to covenant faithfulness, though the subsequent events reveal the ongoing struggle of Israel to remain faithful to God.

Moab rebelled
Moab, a nation east of the Dead Sea, had been subjugated by Israel during the reign of David and remained under Israelite control. The Hebrew word for "rebelled" (פָּשַׁע, "pasha") suggests a breaking away or revolt against authority. This rebellion indicates a shift in the balance of power and reflects the weakening of Israel's political and military influence following Ahab's death. Historically, this rebellion is significant as it sets the stage for the conflicts that follow, highlighting the instability and vulnerability of Israel without strong leadership.

against Israel
Israel, the northern kingdom, was often in conflict with surrounding nations. The term "Israel" (יִשְׂרָאֵל, "Yisra'el") is not just a geographical or political entity but also a people chosen by God, bound by covenant to live according to His laws. The rebellion of Moab against Israel is not merely a political maneuver but also a challenge to the divine order established by God. This phrase underscores the ongoing tension between Israel's divine calling and the geopolitical realities of the ancient Near East. It serves as a reminder of the consequences of Israel's disobedience and the need for reliance on God for protection and guidance.

1.THE REIGN OF AHAZIAH CONTINUED.

EPISODE CONCERNING ELIJAH.

(1) Then.--And.

Moab rebelled against Israel.--David reduced Moab to vassalage (2Samuel 8:2; comp. 2Kings 23:20). After that event, Scripture is silent as to the fortunes of Moab. It probably took occasion of the troubles which ensued upon the death of Solomon, to throw off the yoke of Israel. The famous Moabite stone suplements the sacred history by recording the war of liberation which Mesha, king of Moab, successfully waged against the successors of Ahab. The inscription opens thus: "I am Mesha, son of Chemosh-gad, king of Moab the Dibonite. My father reigned over Moab thirty years, and I reigned after my father. And I made this bamah ("high place," "pillar") for Chemosh in Korha, a bamah of salvation, for he saved me from all the assailants, and let me see my desire upon mine enemies . . . Omri, king of Israel, and he oppressed Moab many days, for Chemosh was angry with his land. And his son (i.e., Ahab) succeeded him, and he, toe, said, 'I will oppress Moab.' In m? days he said (it), but I saw my desire upon him and his house, and Israel perished utterly for ever. And Omri occupied the land of Medeba, and dwelt therein, and (they oppressed Moab he and) his son forty years. And Chemosh looked (?) on it (i.e., Moab) in my days." From this unique and unhappily much injured record it appears that Omri had reduced Moab again to subjection, and that Ahab, who, like his father, was a strong sovereign, had maintained his hold upon the country. The death of Ahab and the sickness of Ahaziah would be Moab's opportunity. The revolt of Moab is mentioned here parenthetically. The subject is continued in 2Kings 3:4-27. (See the Notes there.)

(2?16) A new and (according to Ewald and Thenius) later fragment of the history of Elijah.

Verse 1. - Then Moab rebelled; literally, and Moab rebelled, but with an idea, not merely of sequence, but of consequence. The "Moabite Stone," discovered in 1869, throws considerable light on the character and circumstances of this rebellion. Moab had, we know, been subjected by David (2 Samuel 8:2), and had been very severely treated. Either in the reign of Solomon, or more probably at his death, and the disruption of his kingdom, the Moabites had revolted, and resumed an independent position, which they had maintained until the reign of Omri. Omri, who was a warlike monarch, the greatest of the Israelite monarchs after Jeroboam, after settling himself firmly upon the throne of Israel, attacked the Moabite territory, and in a short time reduced it, making the native king, Chemosh-gad, his tributary. At the death of Omri, Ahab succeeded to the suzerainty, and maintained it during his lifetime, exacting a tribute that was felt as a severe "oppression" (Moabite Stone, line 6; comp. 2 Kings 3:4). The death of Ahab in battle and the defeat of his army encouraged Mesha, who had succeeded his father, Chemosh-gad, to raise the standard of revolt once more, and to emancipate his country after a period of subjection which he estimates roughly at "forty years." The "Stone" is chiefly occupied with an account of the steps by which he recovered his territory. After the death of Ahab. Probably, as soon as he heard of it. In Oriental empires the death of a brave and energetic monarch is constantly the signal for a general revolt of the subject peoples. They entertain a hope that his successor will not inherit his vigor and capacity.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
After
אַחֲרֵ֖י (’a·ḥă·rê)
Preposition
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

the death
מ֥וֹת (mō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin

of Ahab,
אַחְאָֽב׃ (’aḥ·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 256: Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet

Moab
מוֹאָב֙ (mō·w·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4124: Moab -- a son of Lot,also his descendants and the territory where they settled

rebelled
וַיִּפְשַׁ֤ע (way·yip̄·ša‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6586: To break away, trespass, apostatize, quarrel

against Israel.
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (bə·yiś·rā·’êl)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc


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