1 Kings 22:39

Translations

Modern

As for the rest of the acts of Ahab, along with all his accomplishments and the ivory palace and all the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

Traditional

Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

Literal

And the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house that he built, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the Book of the Words of the Days of the Kings of Israel?

Latin

Reliqua autem sermonum Achab, et universa quæ fecit, et domus eburnea quam ædificavit, cunctarumque urbium quas exstruxit, nonne hæc scripta sunt in libro sermonum dierum regum Israël?

Original

Hebrew

English

As for the rest of the acts of Ahab, along with all his accomplishments and the ivory palace and all the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?

Notes

1 Kings 22:39–40

Archaeologists have found Ahab's palace and a nearby pool at Samaria. The palace is described as ivory, likely due to its ivory-covered furniture and wall panels. The building's exterior, made of shiny white limestone, also gave it an ivory-like appearance.

Theme notes and profiles

Ahab Jehoshaphat Jezebel

Related verses

Amos 3:15
I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses of ivory will also perish, and the great houses will come to an end,” declares the LORD.
1 Kings 10:22
For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.
1 Kings 14:19
As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he waged war and how he reigned, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
1 Kings 16:20
As for the rest of the acts of Zimri and the treason he committed, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
1 Kings 15:23
Now the rest of the acts of Asa, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? In his old age, however, he became diseased in his feet.
1 Kings 16:27
As for the rest of the acts of Omri, along with his accomplishments and the might he exercised, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
Amos 6:4
You lie on beds inlaid with ivory, and lounge upon your couches. You dine on lambs from the flock and calves from the stall.
Ezekiel 27:6
Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, inlaid with ivory.
1 Kings 16:5
As for the rest of the acts of Baasha, along with his accomplishments and might, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
1 Kings 15:31
As for the rest of the acts of Nadab, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
Psalm 45:8
All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.
1 Kings 10:18
Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

Parallels

2 Chronicles 18:28–34

People

Ahab: Wicked king of Israel; husband of Jezebel Chronicles: Historical records of the kings of Israel and Judah Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes

Glossary

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

Topics

Houses: Apartments of, Were often: Inlaid with Ivory Ivory: Ahab's Palace Made of Sciences: History and Chronology The Armies of Israel: Often Led by the King in Person

1 Kings 22:39

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