What Does 2 Kings 3:5 Mean in the King James?
But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.
The analysis reads the King James wording.
King James Version The King James Version, first published in 1611. Selah Verse shows the standard text.
THE KEY
When Ahab dies, Moab’s rebellion exposes the difference between a ruler holding power and a people giving allegiance.
THE MEANING
This verse shows you how a bond held under authority can break when that authority ends. Ahab’s death is the hinge, and Moab’s king makes the rupture visible by breaking away. The Hebrew verb carries the force of rebellion, so the change reaches beyond who rules to whether allegiance continues.
WHAT THIS UNDOES
The assumption that being held under someone’s rule proves loyalty dissolves here: outward submission does not guarantee allegiance.
THE ROOT
וַיִּפְשַׁע
wayyipšaʿ
GROWS FROM
פ־ש־ע
to rebel, break away, or breach allegiance
The Hebrew verb carries the force of breaking away, so “rebelled” names a rupture in the bond of rule. This same root names both rebellion and the rebel, bringing the break itself into focus.
ALSO GROWS
pešaʿ: rebellion, breach
פֶּשַׁע
The noun names the rupture that this verse expresses as an act.
pōšēaʿ: one who rebels
פּוֹשֵׁעַ
This branch names the one who breaks away, making the breach a matter of allegiance as well as action.
THE PATTERN
Rule cannot guarantee allegiance; when allegiance breaks, the rupture becomes visible.
And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god.In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king.And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:THE THREAD
Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.The word translated “rebelled” in both verses comes from פ־ש־ע, the root of breaking away. Here it names a break in political allegiance; Isaiah uses the same rupture-language for a break with the LORD.
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