1 Kings 22:41 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

NIV: Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

NASB: Now Jehoshaphat the son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

CSB: Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Israel’s King Ahab.

NLT: Jehoshaphat son of Asa began to rule over Judah in the fourth year of King Ahab’s reign in Israel.

KJV: And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

NKJV: Jehoshaphat the son of Asa had become king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab 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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