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Selected Verse: 1 Kings 22:2 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Ki 22:2 |
Strong Concordance |
And it came to pass in the third [07992] year [08141], that Jehoshaphat [03092] the king [04428] of Judah [03063] came down [03381] to the king [04428] of Israel [03478]. |
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King James |
And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel--It was singular that a friendly league between the sovereigns of Israel and Judah should, for the first time, have been formed by princes of such opposite characters--the one pious, the other wicked. Neither this league nor the matrimonial alliance by which the union of the royal families was more closely cemented, met the Lord's approval (Ch2 19:2). It led, however, to a visit by Jehoshaphat, whose reception in Samaria was distinguished by the most lavish hospitality (Ch2 18:2). The opportunity of this visit was taken advantage of, to push an object on which Ahab's heart was much set. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| This visit indicates an entire change in the relations which we have hitherto found subsisting between the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. The common danger to which the two kingdoms were exposed from the growing power of Syria had probably induced them to forget their differences. Jehoshaphat's eldest son, Jehoram, was married to Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab: but apparently the bond between the two families had not hitherto led to any very close intimacy, much less to any joint military expeditions. Jehoshaphat seems to have taken no part in the former Syrian wars of Ahab, nor did he join in the great league against the Assyrians (Kg1 22:1 note). His visit now was probably one of mere friendliness, without any political object. Ahab, however, turned the visit to political advantage. From this time until the displacement of Ahab's dynasty by Jehu, very intimate relations subsisted between the two kingdoms (Kg1 22:49; Kg2 3:7; Kg2 8:28-29; Ch2 20:36, etc.). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Came down, &c. - It is strange, that so good a man would be so closely connected with a king revolted from the worship of God! But he appears to have been of too easy a temper, which betrayed him to many inconveniencies. |
2 And after [07093] certain years [08141] he went down [03381] to Ahab [0256] to Samaria [08111]. And Ahab [0256] killed [02076] sheep [06629] and oxen [01241] for him in abundance [07230], and for the people [05971] that he had with him, and persuaded [05496] him to go up [05927] with him to Ramothgilead [07433] [01568].
2 And Jehu [03058] the son [01121] of Hanani [02607] the seer [02374] went out [03318] to meet [06440] him, and said [0559] to king [04428] Jehoshaphat [03092], Shouldest thou help [05826] the ungodly [07563], and love [0157] them that hate [08130] the LORD [03068]? therefore [02063] is wrath [07110] upon thee from before [06440] the LORD [03068].
36 And he joined [02266] himself with him to make [06213] ships [0591] to go [03212] to Tarshish [08659]: and they made [06213] the ships [0591] in Eziongeber [06100].
28 And he went [03212] with Joram [03141] the son [01121] of Ahab [0256] to the war [04421] against Hazael [02371] king [04428] of Syria [0758] in Ramothgilead [07433] [01568]; and the Syrians [0761] wounded [05221] Joram [03141].
29 And king [04428] Joram [03141] went back [07725] to be healed [07495] in Jezreel [03157] of the wounds [04347] which the Syrians [0761] had given [05221] him at Ramah [07414], when he fought [03898] against Hazael [02371] king [04428] of Syria [0758]. And Ahaziah [0274] the son [01121] of Jehoram [03088] king [04428] of Judah [03063] went down [03381] to see [07200] Joram [03141] the son [01121] of Ahab [0256] in Jezreel [03157], because he was sick [02470].
7 And he went [03212] and sent [07971] to Jehoshaphat [03092] the king [04428] of Judah [03063], saying [0559], The king [04428] of Moab [04124] hath rebelled [06586] against me: wilt thou go [03212] with me against Moab [04124] to battle [04421]? And he said [0559], I will go up [05927]: I am as thou art, my people [05971] as thy people [05971], and my horses [05483] as thy horses [05483].
49 Then said [0559] Ahaziah [0274] the son [01121] of Ahab [0256] unto Jehoshaphat [03092], Let my servants [05650] go [03212] with thy servants [05650] in the ships [0591]. But Jehoshaphat [03092] would [014] not.
1 And they continued [03427] three [07969] years [08141] without war [04421] between Syria [0758] and Israel [03478].