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2 Chronicles 18:3

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Ahab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth-gilead?” And Jehoshaphat replied, “I am like you, and my people are your people; we will join you in the war.”

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth-gilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.

KJV

And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth–gilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.

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This verse in 2 Chronicles 18

Commentary

3 notes on this verse

This site's exposition

I am like you

Jehoshaphat answers by binding Judah to Israel's war: “I am like you, and my people are your people; we will join you in the war”. Chronicles keeps the pledge from 1 Kings 22:4. Jehoshaphat makes it again to Ahab's son Jehoram against Moab at 2 Kings 3:7.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

A commentator

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

Some men's kindnesses are dangerous, as well as their society infectious. The feast Ahab made for Jehoshaphat was designed only to wheedle him into the expedition. The kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

To Ramoth-gilead - This place belonged to the Israelites, and was now held by the king of Syria. The whole of this chapter is circumstantially explained in the notes on 1 Kings 22:1-53.

How the passage was read

What the Jewish commentators add

On the verses either side of this one

And he went down at the end of years And in I Kings (22:2) it is written: “And it was in the third year, that Jehoshaphat came down, etc.” This refers to the third year since he had released Ben Hadad (ibid.:34).
Rashi: France, 1040–1105 · Rashi on II Chronicles 18:2:1, via Sefaria, The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg

This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.

Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 4 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.

The words behind it

20 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַיֹּ֜אמֶרand he said

    vaiyomerH559 →5305 times

  • אַחְאָ֣בAhab

    ʾachavH256 →92 times

  • מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of

    melekh-H4428 →2525 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsrael

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • אֶל־to

    ʾel-H413 →5510 times

  • יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙Jehoshaphat

    yehoshafatH3092 →84 times

  • מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    melekhH4428 →2525 times

  • יְהוּדָ֔הJudah

    yehudahH3063 →819 times

  • הֲתֵלֵ֥ךְ¿ will you go

    hatelekhH1980 →1546 times

  • עִמִּ֖יwith me

    ʾimiH5973 →1050 times

  • רָמֹ֣תRamoth

    ramotH7418 →22 times

  • גִּלְעָ֑דGilead

    giladH1568 →134 times

  • וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said

    vaiyomerH559 →5305 times

  • ל֗וֹto <the> him

    lo

  • כָּמ֤וֹנִיas me

    kamoniH3644 →143 times

  • כָמ֙וֹךָ֙as you

    khamokhaH3644 →143 times

  • וּכְעַמְּךָ֣and [will be] as people your

    ukheamekhaH5971 →1873 times

  • עַמִּ֔יpeople my

    ʾamiH5971 →1873 times

  • וְעִמְּךָ֖and with you

    veimekhaH5973 →1050 times

  • בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃in the battle

    bamilchamahH4421 →320 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

9 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

2 Chronicles 19:2Jehu 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.6 works2 Kings 3:7And 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 like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”3 works1 Kings 22:4So he asked Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to fight against Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat answered the king of Israel, “I am like you, my people are your people, and my horses are your horses.”3 works2 John 1:10–11If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.2 worksEphesians 5:11Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.2 worksPsalms 139:21Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?2 works
The other 3 cross-references, with their words ▾
1 Chronicles 19:6When the Ammonites realized that they had become a stench to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire for themselves chariots and horsemen from Aram-naharaim, Aram-maacah, and Zobah.2 works2 Chronicles 16:3“Let there be a treaty between me and you, between my father and your father. See, I have sent you silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”2 works2 Chronicles 22:5Ahaziah also followed their counsel and went with Joram son of Ahab king of Israel to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. But the Arameans wounded Joram;2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Ephesians 5:11

    Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

    it leads to

    • Romans 13:12

      The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

    • 1 Timothy 5:20

      But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.

    • 2 Thessalonians 3:6

      Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received…

    • 2 John 1:10–11

      If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.

    • Romans 16:17

      Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Turn away from them.

  • Through

    Psalms 139:21

    Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?

    it leads to

    • Psalms 119:158

      I look on the faithless with loathing because they do not keep Your word.

    • Revelation 2:2

      I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.

    • Psalms 31:6

      I hate those who cling to worthless idols, but in the LORD I trust.

About 2 Chronicles

Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, Philip Galle, engraving after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569, Royal Library of Belgium. Public domain.
Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, Philip Galle, engraving after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569, Royal Library of Belgium. Public domain.
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Keil, The Books of the Chronicles and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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