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2 Chronicles 18:1
1And Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance; and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.
2 Chronicles 18:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.
- New International Version (NIV)Now Jehoshaphat had great wealth and honor, and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor, and he made a marriage alliance with Ahab.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and by marriage he allied himself with Ahab.
Context of 2 Chronicles 18:1
And Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance; and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage. 2And after [certain] years he went down to Ahab, to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that were with him, and urged him to go up against Ramoth-Gilead. 3And Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth-Gilead? And he said to him, I am as thou, and my people as thy people; and [I will be] with thee in the war.
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וַיְהִ֧י לִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט עֹ֥שֶׁר וְכָב֖וֹד לָרֹ֑ב וַיִּתְחַתֵּ֖ן לְאַחְאָֽב׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 18:1
- 2 Chronicles 1:11And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thy heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of them that hate thee, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked for thyself wisdom and knowledge, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king:
- 2 Chronicles 17:5And Jehovah established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah gave gifts to Jehoshaphat; and he had riches and honour in abundance.
- Matthew 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.
- 2 Chronicles 8:18And Huram sent him by his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and fetched thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to king Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 19:1And Jehoshaphat king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 18:31And it came to pass when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, That is the king of Israel; and they surrounded him to fight; and Jehoshaphat cried out, and Jehovah helped him; and God diverted them from him.
- 2 Chronicles 19:2And Jehu the son of Hanani, the seer, went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate Jehovah? Therefore is wrath upon thee from Jehovah.
- 2 Chronicles 21:6And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the sight of Jehovah.
- 2 Chronicles 22:2Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Athaliah, daughter of Omri.
- 1 Kings 16:31And it came to pass, as if it was a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took as wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Zidonians; and he went and served Baal and worshipped him.
- 1 Kings 21:25(Surely there was none like to Ahab, who did sell himself to do evil in the sight of Jehovah, Jezebel his wife urging him on.
- 2 Kings 8:18And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the sight of Jehovah.
- 2 Kings 11:1And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she rose up and destroyed all the royal seed.
- 2 Corinthians 6:14Be not diversely yoked with unbelievers; for what participation [is there] between righteousness and lawlessness? or what fellowship of light with darkness?
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 18:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Jehoshaphat had riches and honor - The preceding chapter gives ample proof of this. Joined affinity with Ahab - Took his daughter Athalia to be wife to his son Joram.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The present chapter runs parallel with Kings, which it closely follows, only adding a few touches.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Jehoshaphat's alliance with Ahab. --This history we read in 1Ki 22. Abundant riches and honour give large opportunities of doing good, but they are attended with many snares and temptations. Men do not know much of the artifices of Satan and the deceitfulness of their own hearts, when they covet riches with the idea of being able to do good with them. What can hurt those whom God will protect? What can shelter those whom God will destroy? Jehoshaphat is…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Jehoshaphat's alliance with Ahab led him to compromise his loyalty to the Lord (see 2 Chronicles 19:2–3; compare 2 Corinthians 6:14–18). His son Jehoram's marriage (2 Chronicles 21:1) to Ahab's daughter Athaliah (22:2) brought Israel's unfaithfulness into Judah (see 21:5–6, 12–13; 22:1–4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-342Ch 18:1-34. Jehoshaphat and Ahab Go against Ramoth-gilead. 2. after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria--This is word for word, the same as 1Ki 22:1-53. (See commentary on that chapter).Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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