2 Chronicles 18:2

2 Chronicles 18:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And 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 he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramoth–gilead.
• New International Version (NIV)Some years later he went down to see Ahab in Samaria. Ahab slaughtered many sheep and cattle for him and the people with him and urged him to attack Ramoth Gilead.
• English Standard Version (ESV)After some years he went down to Ahab in Samaria. And Ahab killed an abundance of sheep and oxen for him and for the people who were with him, and induced him to go up against Ramoth-gilead.
• New King James Version (NKJV)After some years he went down to visit Ahab in Samaria; and Ahab killed sheep and oxen in abundance for him and the people who were with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramoth Gilead.

Context of 2 Chronicles 18:2

1Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and allied himself with Ahab by marriage. And 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 he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramothgilead. 3And Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramothgilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war. 4And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day.

2 Chronicles 18:2 word by word

וַיֵּרֶד֩ לְקֵ֨ץ שָׁנִ֤ים אֶל־אַחְאָב֙ לְשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן וַיִּֽזְבַּֽח־ל֨וֹ אַחְאָ֜ב צֹ֤אן וּבָקָר֙ לָרֹ֔ב וְלָעָ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמּ֑וֹ וַיְסִיתֵ֕הוּ לַעֲל֖וֹת אֶל־רָמ֥וֹת גִּלְעָֽד׃Read the interlinear

• afterקֵץqêts · endH7093
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• Ahabאַחְאָב'ach'âb 'echâb · AhabH256
• Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןshômerôn · SamariaH8111
• killedזָבַחzâbach · to sacrificeH2076
• sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• oxenבָּקָרbâqâr · cattleH1241
• abundanceרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• persuadedסוּתsûth · to inciteH5496
• upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• Ramothgileadרָמֹתrâmôth gil‛âd râmôth gil‛âd · Ramoth (Gilead)H7433
• Ramothgileadגִּלְעָדgil‛âd · (Ramoth)-gileadH1568

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 18:2

• 1 Kings 17:7And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
• Nehemiah 13:6But in all this time I was not at Jerusalem: for in the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes king of Babylon I came to the king, and after certain days I obtained leave of the king:
• 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 wicked, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.
• 1 Kings 22:2And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
• 1 Kings 1:9And Adonijah slew sheep and oxen and fat cattle by the stone of Zoheleth, which is by Enrogel, and invited all his brethren the king’s sons, and all the men of Judah the king’s servants:
• Isaiah 22:12And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
• Luke 17:27They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.
• 1 Kings 22:4And he said to Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.
• Deuteronomy 4:43Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.
• Joshua 20:8And on the other side of Jordan by Jericho eastward, they assigned Bezer in the wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Ramoth in Gilead out of the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of the tribe of Manasseh.
• 1 Kings 4:13The son of Geber, in Ramothgilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, sixty great cities with walls and brasen bars:
• 2 Kings 9:1And Elisha the prophet called one of the children of the prophets, and said to him, Gird up thy loins, and take this box of oil in thy hand, and go to Ramothgilead:

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 18:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2After certain years - In Jehoshaphat‘s 17th year 1 Kings 22:51, not less than 8 years after the marriage (marginal reference note).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

In the dictionaries

• Ahab
• Gilead
• Ramoth
• Samaria
• Gilead, Gileadite
• Samaria, Samaritan
• Ramoth-Gilead
• Assent
• Join
• Move

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