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James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 18:9

THE FALSE PRIESTS PUT ON THEIR ACT"Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, arrayed in their robes, and they were sitting in an open place at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophts were prophesying before them. And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron and said, Thus saith Jehovah, With these shalt thou push the Syrians until they be consumed. And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramoth-gilead, and prosper;... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 18:12

MICAIAH PROPHESIES DEFEAT AND THE DEATH OF AHAB"And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth: let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good. And Micaiah said, As Jehovah liveth, what my God saith, that will I speak. And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forbear. And he said, Go ye up, and... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 18:23

THE FALSE PROPHET SMITES MICAIAH"Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of Jehovah from me to speak unto thee? And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day, when thou shalt go to an inner chamber to hide thyself. And the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son; and say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 18:28

AHAB WAS MORTALLY WOUNDED AT RAMOTH-GILEAD"So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and go into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went into the battle. Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel. And it came to pass, when the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Chronicles 18:2

2 Chronicles 18:2. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen— That is, made a grand entertainment for him and his retinue; most likely in consequence of the affinity mentioned in the foregoing verse. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Chronicles 18:14

2 Chronicles 18:14. Go ye up, and prosper— The king's answer plainly shews, that he understood these words of Michaiah to be ironical. REFLECTIONS.—1st, Jehoshaphat's growing greatness, probably, made the king of Israel desirous of his alliance; and Jehoshaphat too readily consented. An Israelitish princess seemed an eligible match for his son; and he might hope to make some advantage of it, by recovering the house of Israel to the service of God, or the kingdom to his posterity. The... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 18:2

2. after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria—This is word for word, the same as :-. (See :-). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 18:1-34

3. Jehoshaphat and Ahab ch. 18This chapter is very similar to 1 Kings 22. Jehoshaphat’s concern for God’s will guided his actions (2 Chronicles 18:4; 2 Chronicles 18:6). For other instances of prophets providing war oracles for the Divine Warrior, see 2 Chronicles 11:1-4; 1 Kings 20:13; 1 Kings 20:28; 2 Kings 3:11-19; 2 Kings 6:12-22; 2 Kings 7:1-7; 2 Kings 13:14-20; and 2 Chronicles 20:14-19. The Chronicler undoubtedly wanted to encourage his audience toward repentance and restoration by... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 18:1-34

Reign of Jehoshaphat (continued)This.c reproduces 1 Kings 22:1-35 with very slight differences.31. The Lord helped him] This, which is an addition to the narrative of Kings, seems to imply that the writer regarded Jehoshaphat’s cry as a prayer for help, which God answered, as explained in the next v. read more

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