1 Kings 22:2

Translations

Modern

However, in the third year, Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel,

Traditional

And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.

Literal

And it came to pass in the third year that Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to the king of Israel.

Latin

In anno autem tertio, descendit Josaphat rex Juda ad regem Israël.

Original

Hebrew

English

However, in the third year, Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel,

Notes

1 Kings 22:2–4

Jehoshaphat and Ahab were related because Ahab’s daughter, Athaliah, married Jehoshaphat’s son, Jehoram (2 Kings 8:25–26). Jehoshaphat intended his visit to be friendly, but he quickly got involved in Ahab’s plan to capture Ramoth-gilead. The threat from Assyria had stopped Ahab from controlling this important area, which was at the eastern end of the Plain of Jezreel. Now, they needed to take it by force, and Jehoshaphat offered his troops and horses to help Ahab.

Theme notes and profiles

Ahab Jehoshaphat

Related verses

1 Kings 15:24
And Asa rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David, and his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place.
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Then three years passed without war between Aram and Israel.
2 Chronicles 18:1–27
Now Jehoshaphat had an abundance of riches and honor, and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.
1 Kings 22:44
Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel.
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Matthew 12:40
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1 Kings 22:41
In the fourth year of Ahab’s reign over Israel, Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah.
2 Kings 8:18
And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.

Parallels

2 Chronicles 18:1–11

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Jehoshaphat: Son of Asa, king of Judah Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Glossary

Ahab (King) Alliance Gilead (Place) Jehoram Jehoshaphat (Person) Kings, Books of First and Second Ramoth-Gilead

Topics

Armies: March in Ranks: Confederated The Armies of Israel: Often Led by the King in Person

1 Kings 22:2

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