1 Kings 22:46 — Meaning and Application

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“Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, {are} they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?”

1 Kings 22:46

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Nevertheless the high places were not taken away; {for} the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.

And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, {are} they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land.

{There was} then no king in Edom: a deputy {was} king.

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1 Kings 22:1

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

1 Kings 22:2

"And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel."

1 Kings 22:3

"And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead {is} ours, and we {be} still, {and} take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria? {still...: Heb. silent from taking it}"

1 Kings 22:4

"And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I {am} as thou {art}, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses."

1 Kings 22:5

"And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to day."

1 Kings 22:6

"Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver {it} into the hand of the king."

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