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Good News Translation

1 Kings 22:41

In the fourth year of the reign of King Ahab of Israel, Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Azubah;   Jehoshaphat;   Rulers;   Thompson Chain Reference - Jehoshaphat;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Armies of Israel, the;   Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ben-Hadad;   Jehoshaphat;   Ramoth;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Israel;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jehoshaphat;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Kings, 1 and 2;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ben-Hadad;   Chronology of the Old Testament;   Jehoshaphat;   Kings, Books of;   Lie, Lying;   Micah, Micaiah;   Ramoth-Gilead, Ramoth in Gilead;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Ramothgilead;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Ahaziah;   Judah the kingdom of;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ahaziah;   Chronology of the Old Testament;   Jehoshaphat (2);  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Israel’s King Ahab.
Hebrew Names Version
Yehoshafat the son of Asa began to reign over Yehudah in the fourth year of Ach'av king of Yisra'el.
King James Version
And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
English Standard Version
Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
New Century Version
Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah during Ahab's fourth year as king of Israel.
New English Translation
In the fourth year of King Ahab's reign over Israel, Asa's son Jehoshaphat became king over Judah.
Amplified Bible
Now Jehoshaphat the son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
New American Standard Bible
Now Jehoshaphat the son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Iehoshaphat the sonne of Asa began to reigne vpon Iudah in the fourth yeere of Ahab King of Israel.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now Jehoshaphat the son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
Contemporary English Version
Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah in Ahab's fourth year as king of Israel.
Complete Jewish Bible
Y'hoshafat the son of Asa began his reign over Y'hudah in the fourth year of Ach'av king of Isra'el.
Darby Translation
And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
Easy-to-Read Version
Jehoshaphat son of Asa became the king of Judah in Ahab's fourth year as king of Israel.
George Lamsa Translation
And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
Lexham English Bible
Jehoshaphat the son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
Literal Translation
And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa reigned over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab the king of Israel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Iosaphat the sonne of Asa was kynge ouer Iuda in the fourth yeare of Achab kynge of Israel,
American Standard Version
And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
Bible in Basic English
And Jehoshaphat, the son of Asa, became king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab's rule over Israel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Iehosaphat the sonne of Asa began to raigne vpon Iuda in the fourth yere of Ahab king of Israel.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
King James Version (1611)
And Iehoshaphat the sonne of Asa began to reigne ouer Iudah in the fourth yeere of Ahab King of Israel.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Josaphat the son of Asa reigned over Juda: in the fourth year of Achaab king of Israel began Josaphat to reign.
English Revised Version
And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
In the fourth year of Ahab's reign over Israel, Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Josephat, sone of Asa, bigan to regne on Juda in the fourthe yeer of Achab, kyng of Israel.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehoshaphat son of Asa hath reigned over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel,
Update Bible Version
And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
World English Bible
Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
New King James Version
2 Chronicles 20:31-21:1">[xr] Jehoshaphat the son of Asa had become king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
New Living Translation
Jehoshaphat son of Asa began to rule over Judah in the fourth year of King Ahab's reign in Israel.
New Life Bible
Jehoshaphat the son of Asa became the king of Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
New Revised Standard
Jehoshaphat son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of King Ahab of Israel.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, Jehoshaphat son of Asa, began to reign over Judah, - in the fourth year of Ahab, king of Israel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But Josaphat, the son of Asa, began to reign over Juda, in the fourth year of Acbab, king of Israel.
Revised Standard Version
Jehosh'aphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
THE MESSAGE
Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king and he ruled for twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. He continued the kind of life characteristic of his father Asa—no detours, no dead ends—pleasing God with his life. But he failed to get rid of the neighborhood sex-and-religion shrines. People continued to pray and worship at these idolatrous shrines. And he kept on good terms with the king of Israel.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now Jehoshaphat the son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

Contextual Overview

41 In the fourth year of the reign of King Ahab of Israel, Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah 42 at the age of thirty-five, and he ruled in Jerusalem for twenty-five years. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi. 43 Like his father Asa before him, he did what was right in the sight of the Lord ; but the places of worship were not destroyed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. 44 Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. 45 Everything else that Jehoshaphat did, all his bravery and his battles, are recorded in The History of the Kings of Judah. 46 He got rid of all the male and female prostitutes serving at the pagan altars who were still left from the days of his father Asa. 47 The land of Edom had no king; it was ruled by a deputy appointed by the king of Judah. 48 King Jehoshaphat had ocean-going ships built to sail to the land of Ophir for gold; but they were wrecked at Eziongeber and never sailed. 49 Then King Ahaziah of Israel offered to let his men sail with Jehoshaphat's men, but Jehoshaphat refused the offer. 50 Jehoshaphat died and was buried in the royal tombs in David's City, and his son Jehoram succeeded him as king.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 3090, bc 914

Jehoshaphat: 1 Kings 22:2, 1 Chronicles 3:10, 2 Chronicles 17:1, 2 Chronicles 20:31

began to reign: "Began to reign alone. 1 Kings 22:51.

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 15:24 - Jehoshaphat

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. And as Ahab reigned twenty two years, 1 Kings 16:29, Jehoshaphat must reign about eighteen years with him, and seven years after him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The writer returns to the history of the kingdom of Judah (connect this verse with 1 Kings 15:24), sketching briefly a reign much more fully given by the writer of Chronicles 2 Chr. 17–20. Compare also the marginal references.


 
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