1 Kings 22:1
And they remained [at rest] three years, there being no war between Syria and Israel.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.
In Context
Cross References
2 Kings 6:8And the king of Syria made war against Israel, and took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 22:1
This chapter finishes the history of Ahab's reign. It was promised in the close of the foregoing chapter that the ruin of his house should not come in his days, but his days were soon at an end. His war with the Syrians at Ramoth-Gilead is that which we have an account of in this chapter. I. His preparations for that war. He consulted, 1. His privy-council, ver. 1-3 . 2. Jehoshaphat, ver. 4 . 3. His prophets. (1.) His own, who encouraged him to go on this expedition ( ver. 5, 6 ), Zedekiah particularly, ver. 11,… Read the whole commentary →