1 Kings 22:41

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.

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.

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

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.

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

⁴¹Jehoshaphat 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. ⁴⁵The rest of Jehoshaphat's life, his achievements and his battles, is all written in The Chronicles of the Kings of Judah. Also, he got rid of the sacred prostitutes left over from the days of his father Asa. ⁴⁷ Edom was kingless during his reign; a deputy was in charge. ⁴⁸Jehoshaphat built ocean-going ships to sail to Ophir for gold. But they never made it; they shipwrecked at Ezion Geber. During that time Ahaziah son of Ahab proposed a joint shipping venture, but Jehoshaphat wouldn't go in with him. ⁵⁰ Then Jehoshaphat died and was buried in the family cemetery in the City of David his ancestor. Jehoram his son was the next king. ⁵¹Ahaziah son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. He ruled Israel for two years. As far as God was concerned, he lived an evil life, reproducing the bad life of his father and mother, repeating the pattern set down by Jeroboam son of Nebat, who led Israel into a life of sin. Worshiping at the Baal shrines, he made God , the God of Israel, angry, oh, so angry. If anything, he was worse than his father.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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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.