And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
Parallel translations
- WEB Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
- BSB Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel.
- NKJV Also Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
- NASB Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel.
- NLT Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel.
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Quick answer
Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel, ending generations of hostility between the two kingdoms.
Overview
This peace reversed long-standing conflict but also led Jehoshaphat into entangling alliances with the wicked house of Ahab. While the cessation of war was a relief, these alliances brought spiritual and military danger, as the battle at Ramoth Gilead showed. The verse illustrates the wisdom of caution in partnerships that compromise faithfulness.
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Cross-references · 5
- 2 Chr 19:2And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.
- 1 Kgs 22:2And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.
- 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.
- 2 Chr 21:6And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the LORD.
- 2 Cor 6:14Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
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