1 Kings 22:4

Translations

Modern

So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”

Traditional

And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth–gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

Literal

And he said to Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight at Ramoth-gilead?” And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Like me like you, like my people like your people, like my horses like your horses.”

Latin

Et ait ad Josaphat: Veniesne mecum ad præliandum in Ramoth Galaad?

Original

Hebrew

English

So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”

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

2 Kings 3:7
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.”
Ephesians 5:11
Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
2 Chronicles 18:3
Ahab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth-gilead?” And Jehoshaphat replied, “I am as you are, and my people are your people; we will join you in the war.”
Revelation 2:26
And to the one who overcomes and continues in My work until the end, I will give authority over the nations.
Proverbs 13:20
He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
1 Corinthians 15:33
Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
Psalm 139:21–22
Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?
2 John 1:11
Whoever greets such a person shares in his evil deeds.
2 Chronicles 19:2
Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.
2 Corinthians 6:16–17
What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”

Parallels

2 Chronicles 18:1–11

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Jehoshaphat: Son of Asa, king of Judah

Places

Ramoth: City of refuge east of the Jordan

Glossary

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

Topics

Armies: March in Ranks: Confederated Horse used by the Israelites Sieges: Ramoth-Gilead Syria: The Israelites: Under Ahab Sought to Recover Ramoth-Gilead From The Armies of Israel: Often Led by the King in Person

1 Kings 22:4

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