Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. He walked in all the way of Asa his father. He didn’t turn away from it, doing that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes. However the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
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Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. He walked in all the way of Asa his father. He didn’t turn away from it, doing that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes. However the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he showed, and how he fought, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? The remnant of the sodomites, that remained in the days of his father Asa, he put away out of the land. There was no king in Edom. A deputy ruled. Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they didn’t go; for the ships wrecked at Ezion Geber. Then Ahaziah the son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your servants in the ships.” But Jehoshaphat would not. Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in his father David’s city. Jehoram his son reigned in his place.
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Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
He walked in all the way of Asa his father. He didn’t turn away from it, doing that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes. However the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
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Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.
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Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
And he walked in all the way of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the LORD; (22-44) howbeit the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and offered in the high places.
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- 1 Kings 15:14 (v43) But the high places were not taken away. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect with Yahweh all his days.
- 2 Kings 12:3 (v43) However the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places.
- Proverbs 4:27 (v43) Don’t turn to the right hand nor to the left. Remove your foot from evil.
- Exodus 32:8 (v43) They have turned away quickly out of the way which I commanded them. They have made themselves a molded calf, and have worshiped it, and…
- 1 Samuel 12:20-21 (v43) Samuel said to the people, “Don’t be afraid. You have indeed done all this evil; yet don’t turn away from following Yahweh, but serve…
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- 1 Kings 14:21 (v42) Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in…
- 1 Kings 14:23 (v43) For they also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
- 1 Kings 15:2 (v42) He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
- 1 Kings 15:5 (v43) because David did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, and didn’t turn away from anything that he commanded him all the days of his life,…
- 1 Kings 15:10 (v42) He reigned forty-one years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.
- 1 Kings 15:11 (v43) Asa did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, as David his father did.
- 2 Kings 1:17 (v42) So he died according to Yahweh’s word which Elijah had spoken. Jehoram began to reign in his place in the second year of Jehoram the son of…
- 2 Kings 8:16 (v42) In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being king of Judah then, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of…
- 2 Kings 14:3-4 (v43) He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, yet not like David his father. He did according to all that Joash his father had done.…
- 2 Kings 15:3-4 (v43) He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, according to all that his father Amaziah had done. However the high places were not taken…
- 2 Kings 18:22 (v43) But if you tell me, ‘We trust in Yahweh our God;’ isn’t that he whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah has taken away, and has said to…
- 2 Chronicles 14:2-5 (v43) Asa did that which was good and right in Yahweh his God’s eyes; for he took away the foreign altars and the high places, broke down the…
- 2 Chronicles 14:11 (v43) Asa cried to Yahweh his God, and said, “Yahweh, there is no one besides you to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help…
- 2 Chronicles 15:8 (v43) When Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of…
- 2 Chronicles 15:17 (v43) But the high places were not taken away out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
- 2 Chronicles 16:7-12 (v43) At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, “Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied…
- 2 Chronicles 17:3-6 (v43) Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and didn’t seek the Baals, but sought to the God of…
- 2 Chronicles 19:3-4 (v43) Nevertheless there are good things found in you, in that you have put away the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek…
- 2 Chronicles 20:3-30 (v43) Jehoshaphat was alarmed, and set himself to seek to Yahweh. He proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. Judah gathered themselves together…
- Psalms 40:4 (v43) Blessed is the man who makes Yahweh his trust, and doesn’t respect the proud, nor such as turn away to lies.
- Psalms 101:3 (v43) I will set no vile thing before my eyes. I hate the deeds of faithless men. They will not cling to me.
- Psalms 125:5 (v43) But as for those who turn away to their crooked ways, Yahweh will lead them away with the workers of iniquity. Peace be on Israel.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v43 Meaning, that he was led with an error, thinking…
Meaning, that he was led with an error, thinking that they might still sacrifice to the Lord in those places, as well as they did before the Temple was built.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv42–43 1Ki 22:42 Jehoshaphat [was] thirty and five years old…
1Ki 22:42 Jehoshaphat [was] thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
Ver. 42. When he began to reign,] i.e., When he was designed to reign in his father’s time. Compare 2Ch 22:2.
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And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.] He had the happiness - as afterwards also Timothy had - to come of a good mother, and good grandmother.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv42–43 He reigned twenty and five years; part by himself…
He reigned twenty and five years; part by himself and partly with his sons, whom he took into the fellowship of his kingdom; of which see more on 2Ki 1:17.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On v42 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat,....…
Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat,.... Who very probably had built some more ships on his own, having broke off his partnership with Ahaziah:
let my servants go with thy servants in the ships; since he was refused a part in the ships themselves, he desires leave to send men aboard them to traffic for him abroad:
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but Jehoshaphat would not; having been reproved by a prophet of the Lord, and had suffered the loss of his ships by joining with him already.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On v43 High places - He took them away, but not…
High places - He took them away, but not fully; or not in the beginning of of his reign.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v43 Verse 43. The high places were not taken away]…
Verse 43. The high places were not taken away] In 2Ch 17:6, it is expressly said, that he did take away the high places. Allowing that the text is right in 2 Chron., the two places may be easily reconciled. There were two kinds of high places in the land:
1. Those used for idolatrous purposes.
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2. Those that were consecrated to God, and were used before the temple was built. The former he did take away; the latter he did not.
But some think the parallel place in 2Ch 17:6 is corrupted, and that, instead of ועוד הסיר veod hesir, "and moreover he took away," we should read, ולא הסיר velo hesir, "and he did NOT take away."
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv42–43 1Ki 22:42. Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old,…
1Ki 22:42. Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old, &c. — The intention of the writer of this book was principally to give us the history of the kings of the house of David, with which he begins, and then interweaves with it some account of the kings of Israel. Thus having finished the history of Asa, king of Judah, he recounts the affairs of Israel under Ahab; who being dead, he returns to the history of the kings of Judah, who were the chief objects of his attention.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain On v43 On the general piety of Asa, see above, 1Ki…
On the general piety of Asa, see above, 1Ki 15:11-15 and references. Jehoshaphat seems to have been a still better king, for he did not, like Asa, fall away in his old age 2Ch 16:2-12.
The high places were not taken away - This seems to contradict 2Ch 17:6. Probably the writer of Chronicles refers to the desire and intention of the monarch, while the author of Kings records the practical failure of his efforts.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv42–43 42. He reigned twenty and five years] His son…
42. He reigned twenty and five years] His son and successor, Jehoram, was made king in conjunction with his father, before Jehoshaphat’s death (2Ki_9:16). But this could only have been done just at the close of Jehoshaphat’s reign. For it was in the fourth year of Ahab that Jehoshaphat began to reign. Ahab reigned 22 years (1Ki_16:29). So that 18 years of Jehoshaphat’s reign were over when Ahab died. Ahaziah reigned two years (see 1Ki_22:51 below) and it was in the 5th year of Joram, the brother and successor of Ahaziah, that Jehoshaphat joined his son with him in the kingdom. So that, unless the years are not complete years, it must have been in the closing years of his father’s reign that Jehoram began his joint reign.
his mother’s name] On the important position occupied by the queen-mother in Oriental kingdoms, see on 1Ki_2:19. This accounts for the constant mention of her name at each king’s accession.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On v43 (43) The high places were not taken away.—This agrees…
(43) The high places were not taken away.—This agrees with 2Ch_20:33, and stands in apparent contradiction with 2Ch_17:6 : “He took away the high places and groves out of Judah.” Probably the key to the apparent discrepancy lies in the words “and groves” (Asherah). The high places taken away were those connected with the base Asherah worship; those which were simply unauthorised sanctuaries remained, at any rate in part.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv42–43 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he…
Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother"s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v43 He walked in the ways of Asa, his father
He walked in the ways of Asa, his father
A person's behavior is spoken of as if that person walked along a path. AT: "He did the same things that Asa, his father, had done" (See: Metaphor)
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what was right in the eyes of Yahweh
Here "eyes" represents seeing and Yahweh's opinion is spoken of as if he were able to see something. AT: "what Yahweh considered to be right" (See: Metaphor)
the high places were not taken away
This can be stated in active form. AT: "he did not take away the high places" (See: Active or Passive)
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peace
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v43 22:43-44 Although Jehoshaphat is remembered as a king who…
22:43-44 Although Jehoshaphat is remembered as a king who did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, his record is blemished by his failure to remove all the pagan shrines (see 15:14) and by his involvement with Ahab (22:4, 29-32; 2 Chr 19:1-3) and, later, Joram (2 Kgs 3:4-27).
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