1 Kings 22:49-53 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 22:41-53

Here is, I. A short account of the reign of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, of which we shall have a much fuller narrative in the book of Chronicles, and of the greatness and goodness of that prince, neither of which was lessened or sullied by any thing but his intimacy with the house of Ahab, which, upon several accounts, was a diminution to him. His confederacy with Ahab in war we have already found dangerous to him, and his confederacy with Ahaziah his son in trade sped no better. He offered to... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 22:49

Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat ,.... Who very probably had built some more ships on his own, having broke off his partnership with Ahaziah: let my servants go with thy servants in the ships ; since he was refused a part in the ships themselves, he desires leave to send men aboard them to traffic for him abroad: but Jehoshaphat would not ; having been reproved by a prophet of the Lord, and had suffered the loss of his ships by joining with him already. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 22:50

And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father ,.... In the city of Sion, where David, Rehoboam, Abijam, and Asa, were buried: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead ; who was now thirty two years of age, and he reigned ten years. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 22:51

Ahaziah 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 1 Kings 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: ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 22:52

Which evil was idolatry: and walked in the way of his father ; his father Ahab, who worshipped Baal: and in the way of his mother ; his mother Jezebel, who was still living, and served Baal and Astarte, the deities of her country: and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat ; who set up and worshipped the golden calves: who made Israel to sin ; by the worship of the same, into which he drew them by his example and authority. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 22:53

For he served Baal, and worshipped him ,.... That is, Ahaziah served him, as his father had done, and his mother still did: and provoked to anger the Lord God of Israel, according to all that his father had done ; of which there is an instance in the first chapter of the following book; for falling through a lattice, and becoming sick upon it, he quickly died, having sent messengers to inquire of the god of Ekron whether he should die or not. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 22:49

But Jehoshaphat would not - It appears from the above cited place in Chronicles that Jehoshaphat did join in making and sending ships to Tharshish, and it is possible that what is here said is spoken of a second expedition, in which Jehoshaphat would not join Ahaziah. But instead of אבה ולא velo abah , "he would not," perhaps we should read אבה ולו velo abah , "he consented to him;" two words pronounced exactly in the same way, and differing but in one letter, viz., an א ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 22:39-53

Survival. After the account of Ahab's death and burial, and of the manner in which the dogs of Samaria fulfilled the prophecy of Elijah, the earlier verses of our text follow. In the first of these the reader is referred to the archives of the nation for an account of the "rest of the Ac" and works of this monarch, viz; those to which inspiration was not here specially directed. In the second, the succession of Ahaziah is mentioned. With these verses, because of the unity of the subject,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 22:41-50

Jehoshaphat. These words give a summary of the life of this king of Judah, and faithfully record, as the Scriptures do to admiration, the good and the bad, as these will be considered in the judgment of the great day. Consider— I. THE PRAISE OF JEHOSHAPHAT . 1 . He came of a good stock . 2 . He improved his advantages . 3 . This was to his praise . II. THE BLAME OF JEHOSHAPHAT . This seems all to have been connected with the "peace" which he made... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 22:41-53

Two Life Stories. I. JEHOSHAPHAT 'S. 1 . He prolonged the good influence of his father ' s reign . Judah's thought was still kept under the light of truth, and its life more fully led into the ways of God: he completed his father's reforms ( 1 Kings 22:46 ). The continuance of God s work anywhere is as important as the origination of it. 2 . He was consistent . "He turned not aside from it." He did not merely begin well; over his whole reign there rested the Divine... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Kings 22:41-53

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 22:49

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 22:50

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 22:51

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 22:52

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Kings 22:53

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Kings 22:49

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 22:39-53

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 22:41-50

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Kings 22:41-53

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