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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 />So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_kings/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah led their armies against Ramoth-gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_kings/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_kings/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_kings/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_kings/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_kings/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up <i>against</i> Ramoth-gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_kings/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up against Ramoth-gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_kings/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up against Ramoth-gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_kings/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up <i>against</i> Ramoth-gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_kings/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So [Ahab] the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_kings/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the king of Israel and Judah’s King Jehoshaphat went up to Ramoth-gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_kings/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the king of Israel and Judah&#8217s King Jehoshaphat went up to Ramoth-gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_kings/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_kings/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Ahab and Jehoshaphat led their armies to Ramoth in Gilead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_kings/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_kings/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah went to Ramoth in Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_kings/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah went to attack the city of Ramoth in Gilead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_kings/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah both attacked Ramoth-gilead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_kings/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_kings/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah attacked Ramoth Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_kings/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_kings/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_kings/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead. <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 the king of Israel goes up—and Jehoshaphat king of Judah—to Ramoth-Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_kings/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the king of Israel goeth up, and Jehoshaphat king of Judah, to Ramoth-Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_kings/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the king of Israel will go up, and Jehoshaphat king of Judah, to Ramoth-Gilead.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_kings/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />So the king of Israel, and Josaphat king of Juda went up to Ramoth Galaad. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_kings/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so, the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, ascended to Ramoth Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_kings/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The king of Israel and Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, went up to Ramoth-gilead,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_kings/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_kings/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramath-gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/1_kings/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the King of Israel went up, and Yushaphat, King of Yehuda, to Ramath Gelad.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/1_kings/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/1_kings/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />So the king of Israel went up, and Josaphat king of Juda with him to Remmath Galaad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_kings/22-29.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=9001" 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">Ahab's Defeat and Death</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ- (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">So the king</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.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/3092.htm" title="3092: w·hō·šå̄·p̄å̄ṭ (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From Yhovah and shaphat; Jehovah-judged; Jehoshaphat, the name of six Israelites; also of a valley near Jerusalem.">and Jehoshaphat</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ- (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</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.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: way·ya·‘al (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">went up</a> <a href="/hebrew/7418.htm" title="7418: rā·mōṯ (N-proper-fs) -- Height of the south, a place in Simeon, probably the same as NH7437b. ">to Ramoth-gilead.</a> <a href="/hebrew/1568.htm" title="1568: gil·‘āḏ (N-proper-fs) -- Probably from Gal'ed; Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites."></a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.…<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/18-28.htm">2 Chronicles 18:28</a></span><br />So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/18-29.htm">2 Chronicles 18:29-34</a></span><br />And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle. / Now the king of Aram had ordered his chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.” / When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/20-42.htm">1 Kings 20:42</a></span><br />And the prophet said to the king, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Because you have let slip from your hand the man I had devoted to destruction, your life will be exchanged for his life, and your people for his people.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-7.htm">2 Kings 3:7</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-14.htm">2 Kings 9:14-15</a></span><br />Thus Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. (Now Joram and all Israel had been defending Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram, / but King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had suffered at the hands of the Arameans in the battle against Hazael their king.) So Jehu said, “If you commanders wish to make me king, then do not let anyone escape from the city to go and tell it in Jezreel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-21.htm">2 Kings 9:21</a></span><br />“Harness!” Joram shouted, and they harnessed his chariot. Then Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah set out, each in his own chariot, and met Jehu on the property of Naboth the Jezreelite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-27.htm">2 Kings 9:27</a></span><br />When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him, shouting, “Shoot him too!” So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam, and he fled to Megiddo and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-29.htm">2 Kings 23:29</a></span><br />During Josiah’s reign, Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt marched up to help the king of Assyria at the Euphrates River. King Josiah went out to confront him, but Neco faced him and killed him at Megiddo.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/31-1.htm">Isaiah 31:1</a></span><br />Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-2.htm">Jeremiah 46:2</a></span><br />concerning Egypt and the army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt, which was defeated at Carchemish on the Euphrates River by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-10.htm">Ezekiel 13:10</a></span><br />Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-34.htm">Luke 13:34</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-47.htm">John 11:47-53</a></span><br />Then the chief priests and Pharisees convened the Sanhedrin and said, “What are we to do? This man is performing many signs. / If we let Him go on like this, everyone will believe in Him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.” / But one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, “You know nothing at all! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-26.htm">Acts 4:26-28</a></span><br />The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’ / In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed. / They carried out what Your hand and will had decided beforehand would happen.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/22-2.htm">1 Kings 22:2-9</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="/2_chronicles/18-28.htm">2 Chronicles 18:28</a></b></br> So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/22-20.htm">Gilead</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-26.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-18.htm">Jehoshaphat</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-18.htm">Jehosh'aphat</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-10.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-20.htm">Ramoth</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-20.htm">Ramothgilead</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-20.htm">Ramoth-Gilead</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/8-28.htm">Gilead</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-30.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-30.htm">Jehoshaphat</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-30.htm">Jehosh'aphat</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-41.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-28.htm">Ramoth</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-28.htm">Ramothgilead</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-28.htm">Ramoth-Gilead</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'; </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/1_kings/22.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_kings/22.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah</b><br>This phrase introduces two key figures: the king of Israel, Ahab, and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah. Ahab was known for his idolatry and alliance with Jezebel, which led Israel into sin. Jehoshaphat, in contrast, was a king who sought to follow the ways of the Lord, though he made alliances that were sometimes questionable. This alliance between the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah was politically motivated, aiming to strengthen their military position against common enemies. The unity of these two kings, despite their differing spiritual paths, highlights the complex political landscape of the time.<p><b>went up to Ramoth-gilead</b><br>Ramoth-gilead was a strategically important city located east of the Jordan River in the territory of Gilead. It was a city of refuge and a Levitical city, indicating its religious significance. Historically, it was a contested site between Israel and Aram (Syria). The decision to go up to Ramoth-gilead was driven by Ahab's desire to reclaim it from the Arameans, as it was previously under Israelite control. This military campaign was significant as it demonstrated the ongoing conflict between Israel and Aram, and it set the stage for the fulfillment of prophetic words spoken by Micaiah, the prophet, regarding Ahab's fate. The journey "up" to Ramoth-gilead also reflects the geographical elevation of the region, which was common in biblical descriptions of travel.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_of_israel.htm">King of Israel (Ahab)</a></b><br>Ahab was the king of the northern kingdom of Israel, known for his idolatry and opposition to the prophets of Yahweh. His reign was marked by conflict with the prophets and alliances with pagan nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoshaphat,_king_of_judah.htm">Jehoshaphat, King of Judah</a></b><br>Jehoshaphat was the king of the southern kingdom of Judah, noted for his efforts to follow the ways of the Lord and his attempts to bring about religious reform.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/r/ramoth-gilead.htm">Ramoth-gilead</a></b><br>A city of strategic importance located in the territory of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. It was a site of conflict between Israel and Aram (Syria).<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_battle_at_ramoth-gilead.htm">The Battle at Ramoth-gilead</a></b><br>This event was a military campaign where Ahab sought to reclaim Ramoth-gilead from the Arameans, involving an alliance with Jehoshaphat.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophetic_warnings.htm">Prophetic Warnings</a></b><br>Prior to this event, the prophet Micaiah warned Ahab of the impending disaster, but Ahab chose to ignore the warning, leading to his downfall.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_unequal_alliances.htm">The Danger of Unequal Alliances</a></b><br>Jehoshaphat's alliance with Ahab serves as a cautionary tale about forming partnerships that compromise one's values and faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heeding_prophetic_warnings.htm">Heeding Prophetic Warnings</a></b><br>Ignoring God's warnings through His prophets can lead to disastrous consequences, as seen in Ahab's fate.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god_in_human_affairs.htm">The Sovereignty of God in Human Affairs</a></b><br>Despite human plans and alliances, God's will ultimately prevails, as demonstrated by the fulfillment of Micaiah's prophecy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_seeking_god's_guidance.htm">The Importance of Seeking God's Guidance</a></b><br>Before making significant decisions, seeking God's guidance and wisdom is crucial, as illustrated by the contrasting approaches of Ahab and Jehoshaphat.<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/is_ahab's_fatal_arrow_shot_credible.htm">In 1 Kings 22:29–34, how credible is the account of Ahab’s fatal arrow wound and its seemingly random shot from a historical or military standpoint? </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_events_are_described_in_1_kings.htm">What events are described in 1 Kings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_1_kings_22_20-22_conflict_with_truth.htm">In 1 Kings 22:20-22, does the idea of divine intervention through deceit conflict with other biblical teachings on truth?</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>(29) <span class= "bld">So . . .</span> <span class= "bld">Jehoshaphat.</span>--The continued adhesion of Jehoshaphat, against the voice of prophecy, which he had himself invoked (severely rebuked in <a href="/2_chronicles/18-31.htm" title="And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.">2Chronicles 18:31</a>), and, indeed, the subservient part which he plays throughout, evidently indicate a position of virtual dependence of Judah on the stronger power of Israel, of which the alliance by marriage--destined to be all but fatal to the dynasty of David (<a href="/context/2_kings/11-1.htm" title="And when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal.">2Kings 11:1-2</a>)--was at once the sign and the cause.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_kings/22.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">So the king of Israel and Jehoshapat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-Gilead to battle.</span> ["By the very network of evil counsel which he has woven for himself is the king of Israel led to his ruin" (Stanley). We can hardly doubt that Jehoshaphat at least would have been well content to abandon the expedition. After the solicitude he had manifested for the sanction of one of the prophets of Jehovah, and after that the one who had been consulted had predicted the defeat of the army, the king of Judah must have had re,my misgivings. But it is not difficult to understand why, notwithstanding his fears, he did not draw back. For, in the first place, he had committed himself to the war by the rash and positive promise of ver. 4. In the next place, he was Ahab's guest, and had been sumptuously entertained by him, and it would therefore require some moral courage to extricate himself from the toils in which he was entangled. Moreover he would have subjected himself to the imputation of cowardice had he deserted his ally because of a prophecy which threatened the latter with death. The people around him, again, including perhaps his own retinue, were possessed with the spirit of battle, and treated the prophecy of Micaiah with contempt, and it would be difficult for him to swim alone against the current. It is probable, too, that he discounted the portentous words of Micaiah on account of the long. standing quarrel between him and Ahab. And, finally, we must remember that his own interests were threatened by Syria, and he may well have feared trouble from that quarter in case this war were abandoned. Rawlinson suggests that he may have conceived a personal affection for Ahab; but <a href="/2_chronicles/19-2.htm">2 Chronicles 19:2</a> affords but slender ground for this conclusion.] <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_kings/22-29.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">So the king</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶֽלֶךְ־</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">of Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל</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">and Jehoshaphat</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט‪‬</span> <span class="translit">(w·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">king</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶֽלֶךְ־</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">of Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֖ה</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 /><br /><span class="word">went up</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּ֧עַל</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Ramoth-gilead.</span><br /><span class="heb">רָמֹ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(rā·mōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7433.htm">Strong's 7433: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ramoth-gilead -- a city East of the Jordan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_kings/22-29.htm">1 Kings 22:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/1_kings/22-29.htm">1 Kings 22:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/1_kings/22-29.htm">1 Kings 22:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/1_kings/22-29.htm">1 Kings 22:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/1_kings/22-29.htm">1 Kings 22:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/1_kings/22-29.htm">1 Kings 22:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_kings/22-29.htm">1 Kings 22:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_kings/22-29.htm">1 Kings 22:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/1_kings/22-29.htm">1 Kings 22:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/1_kings/22-29.htm">1 Kings 22:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/1_kings/22-29.htm">OT History: 1 Kings 22:29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_kings/22-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Kings 22:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Kings 22:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_kings/22-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Kings 22:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Kings 22:30" /></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>