2 Chronicles 18

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18

The story of this chapter we had just as it is here related in the story of the reign of Ahab king of Israel, 1 Kgs. 22:41-50 There it looks more creditable to Ahab than any thing else recorded of him that he was in league with so good a man as Jehoshaphat; here it is a great blemish in the reign of Jehoshaphat that he thus connected himself with so bad a man as Ahab. Here is, I. The alliance he contracted himself with Ahab, 2 Chron. 18:1. II. His consent to join with him in his expedition for... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:1-3

Here is, I. Jehoshaphat growing greater. It was said before (2 Chron. 17:5) that he had riches and honour in abundance; and here it is said again that his wealth and honour increased upon him by piety and good management. II. Not growing wiser, else he would not have joined with Ahab, that degenerate Israelite, who had sold himself to work wickedness. What good could he get by a man that was so bad? What good could he do to a man that was so obstinately wicked?an idolater, a persecutor? With... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:4-27

This is almost word for word the same with what we had, 1 Kgs. 22:41-50 We will not repeat what was there said, nor have we much to add, but may take occasion to think, 1. Of the great duty of acknowledging God in all our ways and enquiring at his word, whatever we undertake. Jehoshaphat was not willing to proceed till he had done this, 2 Chron. 18:4. By particular believing prayer, by an unbiased consultation of the scripture and our own consciences, and by an observant regard to the hints of... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:28-34

We have here, 1. Good Jehoshaphat exposing himself in his robes, thereby endangered, and yet delivered. We have reason to think that Ahab, while he pretended friendship, really aimed at Jehoshaphat's life, to take him off, that he might have the management of his successor, who was his son-in-law, else he would never have advised him to enter into the battle with his robes on, which was but to make himself an easy mark to the enemy: and, if really he intended that, it was as unprincipled a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:1

Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance ,.... Still more and more, see 2 Chronicles 17:5 , and which moved Ahab to desire friendship and affinity with him, to which Jehoshaphat agreed: and joined affinity with Ahab ; king of Israel, married his son Joram to Athaliah, a daughter of Ahab by Jezebel of Zidon; which marriage proved of bad consequence to Jehoshaphat and his family. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:2-34

And after certain years ,.... Two years, according to the Syriac and Arabic versions, or in the third year after the affinity was contracted, see 1 Kings 22:2 , he went down to Ahab to Samaria ; to pay him a visit upon the alliance, civil and matrimonial, contracted between them: and Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him ; entertained him and his retinue in a very grand and liberal manner: and persuaded him to go up with him to... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 18

Jehoshaphat joins affinity with Ahab, king of Israel, 2 Chronicles 18:1 , 2 Chronicles 18:2 ; who invites him to assist him in the war against the Syrians, to which Jehoshaphat agrees, 2 Chronicles 18:3 . They consult the prophets concerning the success of the war; and all, except Micaiah, promise Ahab victory, 2 Chronicles 18:4-17 . Micaiah relates his vision concerning the lying spirit in the mouth of Ahab's prophets, 2 Chronicles 18:18-22 . Zedekiah, a false prophet, opposes... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 18:1

Jehoshaphat had riches and honor - The preceding chapter gives ample proof of this. Joined affinity with Ahab - Took his daughter Athalia to be wife to his son Joram. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 18:3

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. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 18:9

The king of Israel and Jehoshaphat - "Ahab consulted false prophets; but Jehoshaphat sought instruction from the presence of the Lord, and prayed at the entering in of Samaria; and before these all the false prophets prophesied lies." - Targum. read more

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