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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/1_kings/22.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_kings/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Jehoshaphat son of Asa began to rule over Judah in the fourth year of King Ahab’s reign in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the fourth year of Ahab’s reign over Israel, Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Jehoshaphat the son of Asa had become king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Jehoshaphat the son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now Jehoshaphat the son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now Jehoshaphat the son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now Jehoshaphat the son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now Jehoshaphat the son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Israel’s King Ahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Israel&#8217s King Ahab. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah in Ahab's fourth year as king of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jehoshaphat, son of Asa, became king of Judah in Ahab's fourth year as king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In the fourth year of the reign of King Ahab of Israel, Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Asa's son Jehoshaphat became king over Judah during the fourth year of the reign of King Ahab of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the fourth year of Ahab?s reign over Israel, Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In the fourth year of King Ahab's reign over Israel, Asa's son Jehoshaphat became king over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_kings/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehoshaphat son of Asa has reigned over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehoshaphat son of Asa hath reigned over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehoshaphat son of Asa, reigned over Judah in the fourth year to Ahab king of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But Josaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Juda in the fourth year of Achab king of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Yet truly, Jehoshaphat, the son of Asa, had begun to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab, the king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jehoshaphat, son of Asa, became king of Judah in the fourth year of Ahab, king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehoshaphat son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of King Ahab of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yushaphat, son of Asa, became king over Yehuda in the fourth year of Akhab, King of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Josaphat the son of Asa reigned over Juda: in the fourth year of Achaab king of Israel began Josaphat to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/22-41.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xx9A0AxPaoQ?start=9132" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/22.htm">Jehoshaphat Reigns in Judah</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">41</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ’ar·ba‘ (Number-fs) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">In the fourth</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: biš·naṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year</a> <a href="/hebrew/256.htm" title="256: lə·’aḥ·’āḇ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Once oechab; from 'ach and 'ab; brother of father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon.">of Ahab’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">reign</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">over Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3092.htm" title="3092: wî·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From Yhovah and shaphat; Jehovah-judged; Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem.">Jehoshaphat</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/609.htm" title="609: ’ā·sā (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps healer, an Isr. name. Of uncertain derivation; Asa, the name of a king and of a Levite.">of Asa</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: mā·laḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">became king</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">of</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">Judah.</a> </span><span class="reftext">42</span>Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-31.htm">2 Chronicles 20:31</a></span><br />So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/17-1.htm">2 Chronicles 17:1-6</a></span><br />Asa’s son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel. / He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and put garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured. / Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/18-1.htm">2 Chronicles 18:1</a></span><br />Now Jehoshaphat had an abundance of riches and honor, and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/19-1.htm">2 Chronicles 19:1-3</a></span><br />When Jehoshaphat king of Judah had returned safely to his home in Jerusalem, / 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. / However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-1.htm">2 Chronicles 21:1</a></span><br />And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-24.htm">1 Kings 15:24</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/22-2.htm">1 Kings 22:2-4</a></span><br />However, in the third year, Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel, / who said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?” / 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-16.htm">2 Kings 8:16-18</a></span><br />In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah. / Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. / 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-1.htm">2 Kings 3:1-3</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Jehoram son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twelve years. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as his father and mother had done. He removed the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made. / Nevertheless, he clung to the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/12-1.htm">2 Kings 12:1-3</a></span><br />In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. / And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days he was instructed by Jehoiada the priest. / Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-8.htm">Matthew 1:8</a></span><br />Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-1.htm">Matthew 1:1-17</a></span><br />This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. / Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/3-23.htm">Luke 3:23-27</a></span><br />Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, / the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, / the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a></span><br />Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Matthew 12:42</a></span><br />The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/22-2.htm">1 Kings 22:2</a></b></br> And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/3-10.htm">1 Chronicles 3:10</a></b></br> And Solomon's son <i>was</i> Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/17-1.htm">2 Chronicles 17:1</a></b></br> And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.</p><p class="hdg">began to reign `Began to reign alone'</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/22-51.htm">1 Kings 22:51</a></b></br> Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/22-40.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-39.htm">Ahab's</a> <a href="/1_kings/16-29.htm">Asa</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-37.htm">Fourth</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-39.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-32.htm">Jehoshaphat</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-32.htm">Jehosh'aphat</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-29.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-39.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-40.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-31.htm">Rule</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/22-49.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/2_kings/1-1.htm">Ahab's</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-43.htm">Asa</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-25.htm">Fourth</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-44.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-42.htm">Jehoshaphat</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-42.htm">Jehosh'aphat</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-45.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-42.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-42.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-51.htm">Rule</a><div class="vheading2">1 Kings 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-1.htm">Ahab, seduced by false prophets, by Michaiah's word, is slain at Ramoth Gilead</a></span><br><span class="reftext">37. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-37.htm">The dogs lick up his blood, and Ahaziah succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">41. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-41.htm">Jehoshaphat's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">45. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-45.htm">His acts</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-46.htm">Jehoram succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">51. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_kings/22-51.htm">Ahaziah's evil reign</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Ahab, known for his idolatry and marriage to Jezebel, reigned over Israel from approximately 874 to 853 BC. His reign was marked by significant conflict with the prophets of Yahweh, notably Elijah. The fourth year of Ahab's reign would be around 870 BC, a time when Israel was experiencing both political strength and spiritual decline.<p><b>Jehoshaphat son of Asa</b><br>Jehoshaphat was the son of Asa, who was a king noted for his religious reforms and efforts to rid Judah of idolatry. Asa's reign was characterized by a return to the worship of Yahweh, and Jehoshaphat continued this legacy. Jehoshaphat's name means "Yahweh has judged," reflecting his commitment to the God of Israel. His lineage is significant as it connects to the Davidic line, which is central to the messianic prophecies concerning Jesus Christ.<p><b>became king of Judah</b><br>Jehoshaphat's ascension to the throne of Judah marks a continuation of the Davidic dynasty, which is crucial for the fulfillment of God's promises to David regarding an everlasting kingdom (<a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">2 Samuel 7:16</a>). His reign, which lasted from approximately 873 to 849 BC, was noted for military strength, economic prosperity, and religious reforms. Jehoshaphat sought to strengthen Judah's position through alliances, including a notable, albeit controversial, alliance with Ahab of Israel. His reign is often seen as a period of relative peace and stability in Judah, contrasting with the turmoil in Israel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoshaphat.htm">Jehoshaphat</a></b><br>The son of Asa, Jehoshaphat became the king of Judah. He is noted for his efforts to follow the ways of the Lord and for his reforms to strengthen the spiritual and political state of Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahab.htm">Ahab</a></b><br>The king of Israel during Jehoshaphat's reign in Judah. Ahab is often remembered for his idolatry and his marriage to Jezebel, which led Israel further away from God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of the divided Israelite nation. Under Jehoshaphat's rule, Judah experienced a period of religious reform and relative peace.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, distinct from Judah, often in conflict with Judah and led by kings who frequently turned away from God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/asa.htm">Asa</a></b><br>The father of Jehoshaphat and former king of Judah, known for his own religious reforms and efforts to rid Judah of idolatry.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_leadership.htm">Faithfulness in Leadership</a></b><br>Jehoshaphat's reign is marked by his commitment to following God's commandments. Leaders today can learn from his example by prioritizing spiritual integrity and moral leadership.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_alliances.htm">The Importance of Alliances</a></b><br>Jehoshaphat's alliances, particularly with Ahab, show the potential pitfalls of aligning with those who do not share the same values. Christians should be discerning in their partnerships, ensuring they align with God's principles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reform_and_renewal.htm">Reform and Renewal</a></b><br>Jehoshaphat's efforts to reform Judah spiritually highlight the importance of continual renewal and reform in our personal and communal spiritual lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_and_influence.htm">Legacy and Influence</a></b><br>The influence of Asa on Jehoshaphat underscores the impact of a godly legacy. Parents and leaders are encouraged to instill values that will guide future generations.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_kings_22.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Kings 22</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/contradictions_in_jehoshaphat's_reign.htm">Are there any contradictions between 2 Chronicles 19 and parallel accounts in Kings regarding Jehoshaphat’s reign and reforms?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_jehoshaphat_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Jehoshaphat in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_protoevangelium_of_james.htm">Who was Micaiah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_2_chronicles_19_5-7_reforms.htm">What archaeological or historical evidence supports the reforms and judicial appointments described in 2 Chronicles 19:5–7? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_kings/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(41) <span class= "bld">Jehoshaphat.</span>--The narrative here, so far as it is full and continuous, centres round the prophetic work of Elijah and Elisha, the scene of which was in Israel; and the compiler contents himself with the insertion of a few brief annalistic notices of the kingdom of Judah, taking up the thread of the narrative of chapter 15:24, except where (as in 2 Kings 3) it becomes again connected with the history of Israel. In the Chronicles, on the contrary, there is a full and interesting account of the reign of Jehoshaphat, and especially of his great religious revival (2 Chronicles 17-20), coinciding with this chapter, almost verbally, in the account of the battle at Ramoth-gilead. The brief notices here of the religious work of Jehoshaphat, his <span class= "ital">"</span>might," and his "wars," agree entirely with this fuller record.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 41.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Jehoahaphat</span> ["Whom Jehovah judges"] <span class="cmt_word">the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.</span> [The historian now resumes for a moment the history of Judah, which has dropped out of notice since <a href="/1_kings/15-24.htm">1 Kings 15:24</a>, where the accession of Jehoshaphat was mentioned. His reign, which is here described in the briefest possible way, occupies four chapters (17-20.) of 2 Chronicles] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/22-41.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">In the fourth</span><br /><span class="heb">אַרְבַּ֔ע</span> <span class="translit">(’ar·ba‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> </span><span class="str2">Four</span><br /><br /><span class="word">year</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּשְׁנַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(biš·naṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Ahab's</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאַחְאָ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’aḥ·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_256.htm">Strong's 256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">reign</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֥לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jehoshaphat</span><br /><span class="heb">וִיהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙</span> <span class="translit">(wî·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3092.htm">Strong's 3092: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jehoshaphat -- 'the LORD has judged', the name of a number of Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Asa</span><br /><span class="heb">אָסָ֔א</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·sā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_609.htm">Strong's 609: </a> </span><span class="str2">Asa -- perhaps 'healer', an Israelite name</span><br /><br /><span class="word">became king</span><br /><span class="heb">מָלַ֖ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·laḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Judah.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/22-41.htm">1 Kings 22:41 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/22-41.htm">1 Kings 22:41 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/22-41.htm">1 Kings 22:41 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/22-41.htm">1 Kings 22:41 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/22-41.htm">1 Kings 22:41 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/22-41.htm">1 Kings 22:41 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/22-41.htm">1 Kings 22:41 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/22-41.htm">1 Kings 22:41 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/22-41.htm">1 Kings 22:41 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/22-41.htm">1 Kings 22:41 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/22-41.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 22:41 Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/22-40.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 22:40"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 22:40" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/22-42.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 22:42"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 22:42" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>