1 Kings 22:41 BSB — MannaFest

1 Kings 22:41

In the fourth year of Ahab’s reign over Israel, Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah.

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ASV

And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

KJV

And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. And as Ahab reigned twenty two years, 1Ki 16:29, Jehoshaphat must reign about eighteen years with him, and seven years after him.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וִיהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙	vi.ho.sha.Fat	and Jehoshaphat	H3092 →
בֶּן־	ben-	[the] son of	H1121 →
אָסָ֔א	'a.Sa'	Asa	H609 →
מָלַ֖ךְ	ma.Lakh	he became king	H4427 →
עַל־	'al-	over	H5921 →
יְהוּדָ֑ה	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →
בִּשְׁנַ֣ת	bish.Nat	in year	H8141 →
אַרְבַּ֔ע	'ar.Ba'	four	H702 →
לְאַחְאָ֖ב	le.'ach.'Av	of Ahab	H256 →
מֶ֥לֶךְ	Me.lekh	[the] king of	H4428 →
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Chronicles 17:1
Asa’s son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.
leads to
- 1 Kings 15:24
  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.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- Matthew 1:8
  Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah.
- 2 Chronicles 32:5
  Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City…
Through
1 Chronicles 3:10
Solomon’s son was Rehoboam:
leads to
- 1 Kings 11:43
  And Solomon rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of his father David. And his son Rehoboam reigned in his place.
- 2 Chronicles 17:1
  Asa’s son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.
- 1 Kings 14:31
  And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David; his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. And his son Abijam reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 15:8
  And Abijam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David, and his son Asa reigned in his place.
Through
1 Kings 22:2
However, in the third year, Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel,
leads to
- 1 Kings 22:1
  Then three years passed without war between Aram and Israel.

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