And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
Parallel translations
- WEB In the third year, Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
- BSB However, in the third year, Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel,
- NKJV Then it came to pass, in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went down to visit the king of Israel.
- NASB In the third year, Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
- NLT Then during the third year, King Jehoshaphat of Judah went to visit King Ahab of Israel.
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Quick answer
In the third year Jehoshaphat king of Judah visits the king of Israel. The alliance between the kingdoms leads to the campaign at Ramoth Gilead.
Overview
Jehoshaphat, the godly king of Judah, comes down to Ahab, king of Israel, marking a notable alliance between the two kingdoms. While Jehoshaphat was faithful in many ways, his association with Ahab proves spiritually compromising. The visit initiates the joint war effort in which the Lord's word against Ahab will be fulfilled.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- 1 Kgs 15:24And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.
- 1 Kgs 22:1And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.
- 1 Kgs 22:41And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
- 1 Kgs 22:44And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
- Matt 12:40For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
- Matt 16:21From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day.
- 2 Chr 18:1–27Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.
- 2 Kgs 8:18And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.
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