1 Kings 22:2 - Printer Friendly

ESV: But in the third year Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.

NIV: But in the third year Jehoshaphat king of Judah went down to see the king of Israel.

NASB: In the third year, Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.

CSB: However, in the third year, King Jehoshaphat of Judah went to visit the king of Israel.

NLT: Then during the third year, King Jehoshaphat of Judah went to visit King Ahab of Israel.

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

This was originally the first half of a combined text. First Kings records the end of David's reign and the rule of Solomon. After this, the kingdom is split in two. The northern nation of Israel no longer submits to the king of the southern nation, called Judah. The prophet Elijah first appears in this book. The kings mostly fail to honor the Lord. They participate in idolatry and other sins. This will eventually result in their conquest and exile, as depicted throughout the books of Chronicles.

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