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Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 22:43

And he walked in an the ways of Asa his father [Apart from his alliance with the house of Ahab, and the troubles in which it involved him, his reign was alike pious and prosperous. Like Asa's, it was distinguished by internal reforms, and By signal deliverances from foreign enemies]; he turned not aside from it [as Asa was tempted to do in his old age], doing [Heb. to do ] that which was right in the eyes of the Lord: nevertheless the high places were not taken away [Heb. de ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 22:44

And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. [One great feature of his reign was this: that the hostility which had lasted, even if it sometimes slumbered, between the two kingdoms for seventy years, from the date of their separation to the time of Asa's death, gave way to peace and even alliance. Judah now recognized the division of the kingdom as an accomplished fact, and no longer treated Israel, even theoretically, as in rebellion. It is probable that the marriage of Jehoram and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 22:45

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might [as in 1 Kings 15:23 , 1 Kings 16:27 , etc. It is noticeable that this word is not used of Ahab, notwithstanding his wars and victories] that he showed [see 2 Kings 3:9 sqq.; 2 Chronicles 17:12 sqq. His judicial reforms are hardly referred to here], and how he warred [ 2 Chronicles 18:1-34 ; 2 Chronicles 20:1-37 .] , are they not written in the book of he chronicles of the kings of Judah? read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 22:46

And the remnant of the Sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa [It appears hence that Asa's removal of the religious prostitutes ( 1 Kings 15:12 ), like that of the high places, had been but partial], he took [Heb. exterminated ] out of the land. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 22:47

There was then no king in Edom: a deputy [ נִצָב , same word as in 1 Kings 4:7 . It is implied that this officer was appointed by the king of Judah (Wordsworth)] was king . [This fact is mentioned to show how it was that Jehoshaphat was able to build a fleet at Ezion-Geber, in the territory of Edom ( 1 Kings 9:26 ). That country would seem to have regained its independence very soon after Solomon's death ( 1 Kings 11:14 ), but would also appear from the text, and from 2 Kings... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 22:48

Jehoshaphat made [The Chethib has עשר ten, obviously a clerical error for עשה made] ships of Tharshish [see note on 1 Kings 10:22 ] to go to Ophir [In 2 Chronicles 20:36 , Tharshish is read for Ophir. Wordsworth holds that two separate fleets are intended, but this is most improbable] for gold [Evidently the great prosperity of his reign had suggested to him the idea of emulating Solomon's naval exploits, and of reviving the commerce of his people with the East]: but... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 22:49

Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants In the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not. [But we are told in 2 Chronicles 20:37 that the ships were broken, according to a prophecy of Eliezer, the son of Dodavah, because Jehoshaphat had joined himself with Ahaziah. The explanation is that the fleet had been built by the two kings conjointly, and manned by the subjects of Jehoshaphat exclusively; and that, after the disaster, Ahaziah proposed either... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 22:41

The writer returns to the history of the kingdom of Judah (connect this verse with 1 Kings 15:24), sketching briefly a reign much more fully given by the writer of Chronicles 2 Chr. 17–20. Compare also the marginal references. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 22:43

On the general piety of Asa, see above, 1 Kings 15:11-15 and references. Jehoshaphat seems to have been a still better king, for he did not, like Asa, fall away in his old age 2 Chronicles 16:2-12.The high places were not taken away - This seems to contradict 2 Chronicles 17:6. Probably the writer of Chronicles refers to the desire and intention of the monarch, while the author of Kings records the practical failure of his efforts. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Kings 22:44

This refers probably to an early period in Jehoshaphat’s reign - about his eighth or his ninth year - when he closed the long series of wars between the two kingdoms by a formal peace, perhaps at once cemented by a marriage between Jehoram and Athaliah (1 Kings 22:2 note). read more

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