1 Kings 22:51
in 1 Kings 22In the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria two years.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned two years over Israel.
KJV
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.
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This verse in 1 Kings 22
Commentary
2 notes on this verseAhaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah,.... It is observed, that Jehoshaphat began to reign in the fourth year of Ahab, and Ahab reigned twenty two years, see 1Ki 22:41, and therefore Ahab's son must begin to reign in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat; but perhaps he was made king in his father's lifetime, before he went on his expedition to Ramothgilead, or Ahab's reign was not twenty two years complete: and reigned two years over Israel; not complete, as appears from 2Ki 3:1.
This site's exposition
began to reign over Israel
on 1 Kings 22:51-53
Ahaziah's formula closes the scroll's first half on the same note it has used for every northern king, walking in the way of his father and his mother and of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, and serving Baal outright. Ahab and Jezebel's household produces the same pattern in the next generation without variation, and Elijah's ministry still has this king to reckon with in 2 Kings 1.
The words behind it
17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֲחַזְיָ֣הוּ | ʾachazyahu | Ahaziah | H274 → | 37 times |
| בֶן־ | ven- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| אַחְאָ֗ב | ʾachav | Ahab | H256 → | 92 times |
| מָלַ֤ךְ | malakh | he became king | H4427 → | 348 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן | beshomeron | in Samaria | H8111 → | 109 times |
| בִּשְׁנַת֙ | bishnat | in year | H8141 → | 877 times |
| שְׁבַ֣ע | sheva' | seven- | H7651 → | 394 times |
| עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה | ʾesreh | teen | H6240 → | 338 times |
| לִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט | lihoshafat | of Jehoshaphat | H3092 → | 84 times |
| מֶ֣לֶךְ | melekh | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְהוּדָ֑ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ | vaiyimlokh | and he reigned | H4427 → | 348 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | over | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| שְׁנָתָֽיִם׃ | shenatayim | two years | H8141 → | 877 times |
אֲחַזְיָ֣הוּAhaziah
ʾachazyahuH274 →37 times
בֶן־[the] son of
ven-H1121 →4930 times
אַחְאָ֗בAhab
ʾachavH256 →92 times
מָלַ֤ךְhe became king
malakhH4427 →348 times
עַל־over
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןin Samaria
beshomeronH8111 →109 times
בִּשְׁנַת֙in year
bishnatH8141 →877 times
שְׁבַ֣עseven-
sheva'H7651 →394 times
עֶשְׂרֵ֔הteen
ʾesrehH6240 →338 times
לִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טof Jehoshaphat
lihoshafatH3092 →84 times
מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of
melekhH4428 →2525 times
יְהוּדָ֑הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְand he reigned
vaiyimlokhH4427 →348 times
עַל־over
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
שְׁנָתָֽיִם׃two years
shenatayimH8141 →877 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
2 Kings 1:17So Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. And since he had no son, Jehoram succeeded him in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 3:1
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.
- 2 Kings 8:16–17
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.
- 2 Kings 3:1
Through
1 Kings 15:25In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Nadab son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned two years.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 14:20
And the length of Jeroboam’s reign was twenty-two years, and he rested with his fathers, and his son Nadab reigned in his place.
- 1 Kings 14:20
Through
1 Kings 22:40And Ahab rested with his fathers, and his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.
it leads to
- 2 Kings 1:2
Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will…
- 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.
- 2 Kings 1:17
So Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. And since he had no son, Jehoram succeeded him in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of…
- 2 Chronicles 20:35
Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly.
- Deuteronomy 31:16
And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will…
- 2 Kings 1:2
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Kings

Who and where
3 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonPatriarchsJudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line to Christ (…
- PersonDivided kingdomAhabSeventh king of the northern kingdom, son of Omri, who "did evil above all that were before him"; Elijah's chief antagonist, conde…
- PlaceThe northern hill countrySamariaThe hill Omri bought and built his capital on, where Ahab raised a temple to Baal, where the four lepers found the Aramean camp em…
This page draws on F. W. Farrar, The First Book of Kings (Expositor's Bible); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Keil, The Books of the Kings.
