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1 Kings 22:1

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Now three years passed without war between Aram and Israel.
1 Kings 22:1 · New American Standard Bible
Parallel translations
  • WEB They continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.
  • KJV And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.
  • BSB Then three years passed without war between Aram and Israel.
  • NKJV Now three years passed without war between Syria and Israel.
  • NLT For three years there was no war between Aram and Israel.

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Quick answer

There are three years without war between Syria and Israel. The period of peace sets the scene for renewed conflict.

Overview

Following the earlier battles, a three-year peace settles between Syria and Israel. This calm interval forms the backdrop for the events surrounding Ramoth Gilead. The note of quiet underscores that the coming war, and Ahab's death in it, unfold according to the judgment already pronounced against him.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 1

  • 1 Kgs 20:34Ben Hadad said to him, “The cities which my father took from your father I will restore. You shall make streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria.” “I”, said Ahab, “will let you go with this covenant.” So he made a covenant with him, and let him go.

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Christ at the center

Solomon's glory, wisdom, and temple where God's presence dwells are a shadow of the greater Son of David — 'one greater than Solomon is here' — and of the true Temple, Christ himself.

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Original language

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And they continuedיָשַׁבthreeשָׁלוֹשׁyearsשָׁנֶהwithout warמִלְחָמָהbetween Syriaאֲרָםand Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל
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