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and by marriage he allied himself with Ahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor; and he allied himself by marriage to Ahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor; and he allied himself by marriage with Ahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor; and he allied himself by marriage with Ahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he allied himself by marriage with Ahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now Jehoshaphat had great wealth and honor, and was allied by marriage with Ahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and he made an alliance with Ahab through marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and he made an alliance with Ahab through marriage. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he joined affinity with Ahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jehoshaphat was now very rich and famous. He signed a treaty with King Ahab of Israel by arranging the marriage of his son and Ahab's daughter. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance; and he joined affinity with Ahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jehoshaphat was wealthy and honorable and became Ahab's in-law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When King Jehoshaphat of Judah became rich and famous, he arranged a marriage between a member of his family and the family of King Ahab of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After Jehoshaphat had become wealthy and was enjoying abundant honor, he allied himself to Ahab. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Jehoshaphat was very wealthy and greatly respected. He made an alliance by marriage with Ahab,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he joined affinity with Ahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he allied himself with Ahab. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Jehoshaphat has riches and honor in abundance, and joins affinity to Ahab,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Jehoshaphat hath riches and honour in abundance, and joineth affinity to Ahab,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And there will be to Jehoshaphat riches and honor for multitude, and he will contract affinity by marriage to Ahab.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Now Josaphat was rich and very glorious, and was joined by affinity to Achab. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, Jehoshaphat was wealthy and very famous, and he was joined by affinity to Ahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Jehoshaphat therefore had wealth and glory in abundance; but he became related to Ahab by marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor; and he made a marriage alliance with Ahab.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />NOW Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and he made an alliance with Ahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Yehoshaphat had very great wealth and honor, and he became close to Akhab.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance; and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Josaphat had yet great wealth and glory, and he connected himself by marriage with the house of Achaab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/18-1.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/zGrb4955Tvs?start=4003" 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/2_chronicles/18.htm">Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahab</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3092.htm" title="3092: lî·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- From Yhovah and shaphat; Jehovah-judged; Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem.">Now Jehoshaphat</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: way·hî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">had</a> <a href="/hebrew/6239.htm" title="6239: ‘ō·šer (N-ms) -- Riches. From ashar; wealth.">riches</a> <a href="/hebrew/3519.htm" title="3519: wə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Rarely kabod; from kabad; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness.">and honor</a> <a href="/hebrew/7230.htm" title="7230: lā·rōḇ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Multitude, abundance, greatness. From rabab; abundance.">in abundance,</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.">and he allied himself with Ahab</a> <a href="/hebrew/2859.htm" title="2859: way·yiṯ·ḥat·tên (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- Make oneself a daughter's husband. A primitive root; to give away in marriage; hence to contract affinity by marriage.">by marriage.</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>And some years later he went down to visit Ahab in Samaria, where Ahab sacrificed many sheep and cattle for him and the people with him, and urged him to march up to Ramoth-gilead.…<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="/1_kings/22-1.htm">1 Kings 22:1-4</a></span><br />Then three years passed without war between Aram and Israel. / 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?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/19-2.htm">2 Chronicles 19:2</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-6.htm">2 Chronicles 21:6</a></span><br />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_chronicles/22-2.htm">2 Chronicles 22:2-4</a></span><br />Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri. / Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for to his destruction they were his counselors after the death of his father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-29.htm">1 Kings 16:29-31</a></span><br />In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years. / However, Ahab son of Omri did evil in the sight of the LORD, more than all who were before him. / And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm">1 Kings 21:25</a></span><br />(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/17-1.htm">2 Chronicles 17:1-5</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/20-35.htm">2 Chronicles 20:35-37</a></span><br />Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly. / They agreed to make ships to go to Tarshish, and these were built in Ezion-geber. / Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you have allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has destroyed your works.” So the ships were wrecked and were unable to sail to Tarshish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-4.htm">1 Kings 18:4</a></span><br />for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/20-1.htm">1 Kings 20:1-4</a></span><br />Now Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it. / Then he sent messengers into the city to Ahab king of Israel, / saying, “This is what Ben-hadad says: ‘Your silver and gold are mine, and your best wives and children are mine!’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/9-26.htm">2 Chronicles 9:26</a></span><br />He reigned over all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/25-19.htm">2 Chronicles 25:19</a></span><br />You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated Edom,’ and your heart has become proud and boastful. Now stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah with you?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/25-23.htm">2 Chronicles 25:23-24</a></span><br />There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz. Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section of four hundred cubits. / He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of God with Obed-edom and in the treasuries of the royal palace, as well as some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-16.htm">2 Chronicles 28:16-18</a></span><br />At that time King Ahaz sent for help from the king of Assyria. / The Edomites had again come and attacked Judah and carried away captives. / The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm">2 Chronicles 30:1</a></span><br />Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/1-11.htm">2 Chronicles 1:11-15</a></b></br> And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/17-5.htm">2 Chronicles 17:5,12</a></b></br> Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a></b></br> But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/8-18.htm">2 Chronicles 8:18</a></b></br> And Huram sent him by the hands of his servants ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took thence four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought <i>them</i> to king Solomon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/19-1.htm">2 Chronicles 19:1-3</a></b></br> And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/18-31.htm">2 Chronicles 18:31</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It <i>is</i> the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them <i>to depart</i> from him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/17-5.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/1_kings/3-1.htm">Affinity</a> <a href="/2_kings/21-13.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-17.htm">Ahab's</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-7.htm">Alliance</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-16.htm">Allied</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-2.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-17.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-5.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-5.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-12.htm">Jehoshaphat</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-12.htm">Jehosh'aphat</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-7.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/exodus/36-16.htm">Joineth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-1.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-21.htm">Married</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-5.htm">Riches</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-14.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/18-2.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/ezra/9-14.htm">Affinity</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-2.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-6.htm">Ahab's</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-35.htm">Alliance</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-35.htm">Allied</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-31.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-30.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-19.htm">Honor</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-27.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-2.htm">Jehoshaphat</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-3.htm">Jehosh'aphat</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-35.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-36.htm">Joineth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-18.htm">Marriage</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-6.htm">Married</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-25.htm">Riches</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-27.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/18-1.htm">Jehoshaphat, joined in affinity with Ahab, is persuaded to go against Ramoth Gilead</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/18-4.htm">Ahab, seduced by false prophets, according to the word of Micaiah, is slain there</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Now Jehoshaphat had an abundance of riches and honor</b><br>Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, was known for his devotion to God and his efforts to strengthen the kingdom spiritually and militarily. His wealth and honor were seen as blessings from God, reflecting the prosperity that often accompanied obedience to God's commandments. This abundance is reminiscent of the blessings promised in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a> for those who follow God's laws. Jehoshaphat's prosperity also highlights the contrast between the kingdoms of Judah and Israel during this period, as Judah was often more faithful to God than the northern kingdom of Israel.<p><b>and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage</b><br>Jehoshaphat's alliance with Ahab, the king of Israel, was solidified through the marriage of his son Jehoram to Ahab's daughter Athaliah. This political alliance was common in the ancient Near East as a means to secure peace and mutual benefit between kingdoms. However, Ahab was known for his idolatry and wickedness, particularly through his marriage to Jezebel, who promoted the worship of Baal. This alliance is seen as a compromise of Jehoshaphat's faithfulness, as it brought the influence of Ahab's idolatry into Judah. The consequences of this alliance are seen in the subsequent chapters, where Jehoshaphat's involvement with Ahab leads to near disaster. This decision serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of forming alliances with those who do not share the same commitment to God, echoing warnings found in passages like <a href="/2_corinthians/6-14.htm">2 Corinthians 6:14</a> about being unequally yoked.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoshaphat.htm">Jehoshaphat</a></b><br>The king of Judah, known for his faithfulness to God and efforts to bring spiritual reform to his kingdom. He is noted for his wealth and honor.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahab.htm">Ahab</a></b><br>The king of Israel, infamous for his idolatry and marriage to Jezebel, which led Israel into sin. His reign is marked by conflict with the prophets of God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/alliance_by_marriage.htm">Alliance by Marriage</a></b><br>Jehoshaphat's son, Jehoram, married Ahab's daughter, Athaliah, creating a political and familial alliance between the kingdoms of Judah and Israel.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of the divided Israelite nation, ruled by the descendants of David, including Jehoshaphat.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, often led astray by idolatrous kings like Ahab, separate from Judah after the reign of Solomon.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_compromise.htm">The Danger of Compromise</a></b><br>Jehoshaphat's alliance with Ahab serves as a cautionary tale about the spiritual dangers of compromising with ungodly influences. Believers are called to maintain their distinctiveness and not be swayed by worldly alliances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_relationships.htm">The Influence of Relationships</a></b><br>The marriage alliance between Jehoshaphat's and Ahab's families illustrates how relationships can significantly impact one's spiritual journey. Christians should seek relationships that encourage and strengthen their faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wealth_and_honor_are_not_enough.htm">Wealth and Honor Are Not Enough</a></b><br>Despite Jehoshaphat's riches and honor, his decision to ally with Ahab shows that material success does not guarantee spiritual discernment. True wisdom comes from seeking God's guidance in all decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_counsel.htm">The Importance of Godly Counsel</a></b><br>Jehoshaphat's account underscores the need for seeking and heeding godly counsel, especially when making significant decisions. Surrounding oneself with wise, God-fearing advisors is crucial.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_micaiah's_prophecy_differ.htm">In 2 Chronicles 18:14–17, why does Micaiah offer a prophecy so different from the other prophets—could this indicate conflicting traditions? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_are_2_chr_18_and_1_kgs_22_inerrant.htm">Comparing 2 Chronicles 18 with 1 Kings 22, how can both accounts be inerrant if they present varying details about the same event?</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/does_jehoshaphat's_alliance_with_ahab_contradict_the_bible.htm">In 2 Chronicles 18:1–3, does Jehoshaphat’s alliance with Ahab contradict biblical teachings against partnering with evil? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(1) <span class= "bld">Now Jehoshaphat had.</span>--<span class= "ital">And Jehoshaphat got.</span><p><span class= "bld">Riches and honour in abundance.</span>--Repeated from <a href="/2_chronicles/17-5.htm" title="Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honor in abundance.">2Chronicles 17:5</a>.<p><span class= "bld">And joined affinity with Ahab.</span>--He married his son Jehoram to Athaliah, daughter of Ahab and Jezebel (<a href="/2_chronicles/21-6.htm" title="And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he worked that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD.">2Chronicles 21:6</a>; <a href="/1_kings/18-8.htm" title="And he answered him, I am: go, tell your lord, Behold, Elijah is here.">1Kings 18:8</a>). The high degree of prosperity to which the king of Judah had attained is indicated by the fact that so powerful a monarch as Ahab entered into such an intimate connection with him. (The <span class= "ital">vav</span> of the second clause is not adversative, as Z?ckler asserts, but rather consecutive.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - The purport of the verse is to let us into the secret that the <span class="cmt_word">riches and honour in abundance</span> of Jehoshaphat were, in fact, the snare by which he was led to entangle himself with one who, probably only on that account, was willing to be entangled by <span class="accented">affinity</span> with <span class="accented">him</span> (<a href="/2_chronicles/21-6.htm">2 Chronicles 21:6</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/22-2.htm">2 Chronicles 22:2-4</a>; <a href="/2_kings/8-25.htm">2 Kings 8:25-29</a>). It is not hard to see how they would both lead him, if not always out of big and patronizing thoughts, to seek and also lay him open to be sought. When this verse says Jehoshaphat joined affinity, etc., it means that he had done so. to wit, not fewer than nine years before, in promoting or allowing, whichever it was, the marriage of his son Jehoram with Ahab's and Jezebel's daughter Athaliah. For the issue of this marriage, Ahaziah, took the throne at the age of twenty-two years, thirteen years hence from this seventeenth year of his grandfather Jehoshaphat's reign, the year of Ahab's death. But as we are told that Ahaziah was the <span class="accented">youngest</span> son of Jehoram and Athaliah (for explanation of which see <a href="/2_chronicles/21-17.htm">2 Chronicles 21:17</a>), the "joining affinity" must have been something earlier than nine years, and very probably came yet nearer the prosperity of the earlier years of Jehoshaphat's reign, with which would agree well the keynote touched again significantly here from our <a href="/2_chronicles/17-5.htm">2 Chronicles 17:5</a>. Comp. <a href="/2_kings/8-17.htm">2 Kings 8:17, 26</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/21-20.htm">2 Chronicles 21:20</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/22-2.htm">2 Chronicles 22:2</a> (which needs the correction of <span class="accented">twenty-two to forty-two</span>). Although it is certain that the act of Jehoshaphat was wrong in principle, disastrous in practice (<a href="/2_chronicles/19-2.htm">2 Chronicles 19:2, 3</a>), and threatened fatal consequences to himself (<a href="/2_chronicles/18-31.htm">2 Chronicles 18:31, 32</a>), yet it is not impossible to suppose his motives were for the most part good, and he may naturally have thought that the sunshine of his own peace and abundance might be the set time to win influence in and over Israel, rather than strengthen Israel in its ungodly independence. On the other hand, nothing could justify Jehoshaphat risking such intimacy of relationship with such a family, heedless of consequences, looking towards idolatry, which he should have known were overwhelmingly probable. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/18-1.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">Now Jehoshaphat</span><br /><span class="heb">לִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט</span> <span class="translit">(lî·hō·wō·šā·p̄āṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | 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">had</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְהִ֧י</span> <span class="translit">(way·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">riches</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹ֥שֶׁר</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6239.htm">Strong's 6239: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wealth</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and honor</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָב֖וֹד</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵā·ḇō·wḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3519.htm">Strong's 3519: </a> </span><span class="str2">Weight, splendor, copiousness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in abundance,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָרֹ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(lā·rōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7230.htm">Strong's 7230: </a> </span><span class="str2">Multitude, abundance, greatness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he allied himself with Ahab</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאַחְאָֽב׃</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">by marriage.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּתְחַתֵּ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiṯ·ḥat·tên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2859.htm">Strong's 2859: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, away in marriage, to contract affinity by marriage</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/18-1.htm">2 Chronicles 18:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/18-1.htm">2 Chronicles 18:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/18-1.htm">2 Chronicles 18:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/18-1.htm">2 Chronicles 18:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/18-1.htm">2 Chronicles 18:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/18-1.htm">2 Chronicles 18:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/18-1.htm">2 Chronicles 18:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/18-1.htm">2 Chronicles 18:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/18-1.htm">2 Chronicles 18:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/18-1.htm">2 Chronicles 18:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/18-1.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 18:1 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/17-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 17:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 17:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/18-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 18:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 18:2" /></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>