1 Kings 22:39
in 1 Kings 22As for the rest of the acts of Ahab, along with all his accomplishments and the ivory palace and all the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he built, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
KJV
Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
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This verse in 1 Kings 22
Commentary
5 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
The ivory house - So called from the character of its ornamentation. Ivory was largely used in the ancient world as a covering of wood-work, and seems to have been applied, not only to furniture, but to the doors and walls of houses. Nothing is known of the cities built by Ahab; but the fact is important as indicating the general prosperity of the country in his time, and his own activity as a ruler.
This site's exposition
the ivory house which he
on 1 Kings 22:39-40
The closing formula names Ahab's ivory house among his works, the same kind of luxury Amos 6:4 later condemns in Israel's houses of ivory, before the reign passes without further comment to his son Ahaziah. Twenty-two years end in one summary sentence and a burial.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 46 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land. 47 There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
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Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Ivory house - A royal palace which he built in Samaria, decorated with ivory, and hence called the ivory house. Amos the prophet speaks against this luxury, Amo 3:15.
The words behind it
23 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיֶתֶר֩ | veyeter | and [the] rest of | H3499 → | 102 times |
| דִּבְרֵ֨י | divrei | [the] matters of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| אַחְאָ֜ב | ʾachav | Ahab | H256 → | 92 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשָׂ֗ה | ʾasah | he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| וּבֵ֤ית | uveit | and [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הַשֵּׁן֙ | hashen | <the> ivory | H8127 → | |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בָּנָ֔ה | banah | he built | H1129 → | 376 times |
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הֶעָרִ֖ים | hearim | the cities | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| בָּנָ֑ה | banah | he built | H1129 → | 376 times |
| הֲלֽוֹא־ | halo'- | ¿ not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הֵ֣ם | hem | [are] they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| כְּתוּבִ֗ים | ketuvim | written | H3789 → | 224 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| סֵ֛פֶר | sefer | [the] scroll of | H5612 → | 186 times |
| דִּבְרֵ֥י | divrei | [the] matters of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הַיָּמִ֖ים | haiyamim | the days | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| לְמַלְכֵ֥י | lemalkhei | of [the] kings of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וְיֶתֶר֩and [the] rest of
veyeterH3499 →102 times
דִּבְרֵ֨י[the] matters of
divreiH1697 →1440 times
אַחְאָ֜בAhab
ʾachavH256 →92 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עָשָׂ֗הhe did
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
וּבֵ֤יתand [the] house of
uveitH1004 →2046 times
הַשֵּׁן֙<the> ivory
hashenH8127 →
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
בָּנָ֔הhe built
banahH1129 →376 times
וְכָל־and all
vekholH3605 →5413 times
הֶעָרִ֖יםthe cities
hearimH5892 →1090 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
בָּנָ֑הhe built
banahH1129 →376 times
הֲלֽוֹא־¿ not
halo'-H3808 →5168 times
הֵ֣ם[are] they
hemH1992 →553 times
כְּתוּבִ֗יםwritten
ketuvimH3789 →224 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
סֵ֛פֶר[the] scroll of
seferH5612 →186 times
דִּבְרֵ֥י[the] matters of
divreiH1697 →1440 times
הַיָּמִ֖יםthe days
haiyamimH3117 →2304 times
לְמַלְכֵ֥יof [the] kings of
lemalkheiH4428 →2525 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 45:8All your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces of ivory the harps make you glad.
it leads to
- Song of Solomon 1:3
The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
- 2 Corinthians 2:14–16
But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
- John 19:39
Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
- Song of Solomon 1:3
Through
Amos 3:15I will tear down the winter house along with the summer house; the houses of ivory will also perish, and the great houses will come to an end,” declares the LORD.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 36:22
Since it was the ninth month, the king was sitting in his winter quarters with a fire burning before him.
- Amos 6:11
For the LORD gives a command: “The great house will be smashed to pieces, and the small house to rubble.”
- Isaiah 5:9
I heard the LORD of Hosts declare: “Surely many houses will become desolate, great mansions left unoccupied.
- Jeremiah 36:22
Through
Ezekiel 27:6Of oaks from Bashan they made your oars; of wood from the coasts of Cyprus they made your deck, inlaid with ivory.
it leads to
- Isaiah 2:13
against all the cedars of Lebanon, lofty and lifted up, against all the oaks of Bashan,
- Genesis 10:4
And the sons of Javan: Elishah, Tarshish, the Kittites, and the Rodanites.
- Isaiah 2:13
Where this verse is studied
On this page
About 1 Kings

Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
