1 Kings 22:1

And there continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.

In Context

2But it came to pass, in the third year, that Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down unto the king of Israel.

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Cross References

2 Kings 6:8Now, the king of Syria, was making war against Israel,—so he took counsel with his servants, saying—In such and such a place, shall be my encampment.

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 →

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