What does 2 Kings 3:1 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years."
CHAPTER III _The reign and idolatry of Jehoram, king of Israel_, 1-3. _Mesha, king of Moab, rebels against Israel_, 4, 5. _Jehoram, Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom join against the_ _Moabites, a...
IN THE EIGHTEENTH YEAR OF JEHOSHAPHAT - This date agrees exactly with the statements that Jehoshaphat began to reign in the fourth year of Ahab 1 Kings 22:41, and Ahaziah in the 17th year of Jehoshaph...
2. JEHORAM, MOAB, AND ELISHA CHAPTER 3 _ 1. Jehoram, King of Israel (2 Kings 3:1)_ 2. Moab's rebellion (2 Kings 3:4) 3. Elisha's message and prediction (2 Kings 3:10) 4. The defeat of Moab (2 Kin...
REIGN OF JEHORAM. WAR WITH MOAB. The only two kings of Israel on whom the censure pronounced is in any way qualified are Jehoram, the last of the house of Omri, and Hoshea (2 Kings 17:2), the last kin...
2 Kings 3:1-20. Jehoram king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah march against Moab. In the desert they obtain water through Elisha, who also promises them victory (Not in Chronicles) 1. _the eig...
III. ELISHA AND KING JEHORAM 3:1-22 Chapter three opens with the standardized introduction to the reign of Ahab's second son, Jehoram (2 Kings 3:1-3). The rest of the chapter is devoted to a descript...
_NOW JEHORAM THE SON OF AHAB BEGAN TO REIGN OVER ISRAEL IN SAMARIA THE EIGHTEENTH YEAR OF JEHOSHAPHAT KING OF JUDAH, AND REIGNED TWELVE YEARS._ Jehoram ... in ... the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat -...
JEHORAM AND ELISHA. VICTORY OVER MOAB 1. THE EIGHTEENTH YEAR OF JEHOSHAPHAT] according to 2 Kings 1:17, 'in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat.'...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 3 THE WAR AGAINST MOAB V1 Ahab’s son Joram became the king of *Israel in Samaria. That happened in the 18th year when...
III. THE REIGN OF JEHORAM OF ISRAEL, AND HIS EXPEDITION AGAINST MOAB, IN WHICH JEHOSHAPHAT OF JUDAH TAKES PART. (1) BEGAN TO REIGN. — Literally, _reigned._ THE EIGHTEENTH YEAR. — Comp. Note on 2 Ki...
וִ יהֹורָ֣ם בֶּן ־אַחְאָ֗ב מָלַ֤ךְ עַל ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בְּ שֹׁ֣מְרֹ֔ון בִּ שְׁנַת֙ שְׁמֹנֶ֣ה עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה לִ...
_THE INVASION OF MOAB_ 2 Kings 3:4 "What reinforcement we may gain from hope, If not, what resolution from despair." -MILTON, "Paradise Lost, " 1:190 AHAZIAH, as Elijah had warned him, never recov...
AN UNWISE ALLIANCE 2 Kings 3:1 Jehoram's reign over the ten tribes was marked by some measures of reform. He discountenanced Baal worship; though, in defiance of the Second Commandment, he clave to...
At this point the history goes back and describes the beginning of the war with Moab, to which reference was made at the opening of the book. It was a combined movement of Israel and Judah and Edom ag...
Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the (a) eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. (a) Read the annotation in (2 Kings 1:17)....
_Achab. Joram succeeded his brother, chap. i. 17._...
CONTENTS We are here presented with some account of the reign of Jehoram, In an enquiry concerning a quarrel between Israel and Moab, Elisha is commissioned with a gracious message from the Lord to I...
However, the next chapter (2 Kings 3:1-27) brings us at once into earthly circumstances. "Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of J...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 3 AND 4. In the following chapter we enter into the historical part of Elisha's ministry. Jehoram goes to war; and, although less wicked than his father, the...
NOW JEHORAM THE SON OF AHAB BEGAN TO REIGN OVER ISRAEL IN SAMARIA THE EIGHTEENTH YEAR OF JEHOSHAPHAT KING OF JUDAH,.... So that the two years of the reign of his brother Ahaziah were not complete, onl...
Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. Ver. 1. _In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat._] But in...
1 Iehorams reigne. 4 Mesha rebelleth. 6 Iehoram, with Iehoshaphat, and the king of Edom, being distressed for want of water, by Elisha obtaineth water, and promise of victory. 21 The Moabites decei...
Now Jehoram, the son of Ahab, began to reign ever Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, who had evidently made his son Jehoram coregent the year before, 2 Kings 1:17, AN...
JEHORAM, JEHOSHAPHAT AND MOAB (vv.1-27) Jehoram, Ahab's son, reigned, over Israel 12 years and followed the sinful example of Jereboam, though not doing so wickedly as Ahab, for he got rid of the i...
1-5 Jehoram took warning by God's judgment, and put away the image of Baal, yet he maintained the worship of the calves. Those do not truly repent or reform, who only part with the sins they lose by,...
2 KINGS CHAPTER 3 Jehoram followeth the sin of Jeroboam; he, with Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom, goeth to battle against Moab, 2 KINGS 3:1. They, in distress for water, obtain it by Elisha, and a p...
2 Kings 3:1 Jehoram H3088 son H1121 Ahab H256 king H4427 (H8804) Israel H3478 Samaria H8111 eighteenth H8083 H6240 year H8141 Jehoshaphat H3092 king H4428 Judah H3063 reigned H4427 (H8799) twelve H814...
A. THE REIGN OF JEHORAM, KING OF ISRAEL, COMMENCES (2 KINGS 3:1). The introduction to the reign of Jehoram, king of Israel, follows the usual format, with the exception that he was an improvement rel...
CONTENTS: Accession of Jehoram over Israel. Moab rebels against Israel. Elisha's reproof of alliance between Jehoshaphat and Jehoram. Defeat of Moabites. CHARACTERS: God, Jehoram, Jehoshaphat, Mesha,...
2 Kings 3:1. _Jehoram began to reign the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat._ There is a small difficulty here in regard to the chronology of those times. It is said that Ahaziah began to reign the sevent...
_Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign._ EVIL-THE SAME IN PRINCIPLE THOUGH NOT IN FORM Two subjects are here illustrated-- I. That whilst the forms of evil may change, the principle may contin...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 3:1 Like Elijah before him, Elisha becomes involved in politics. Here, he is consulted about a military campaign (compare 1 Kings 22:1). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElement...
THE REVOLT AND DEFEAT OF MOAB CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 3:1. JEHORAM, THE SON OF AHAB—See on chap. 2 Kings 1:17. The more distinctive name of this king, together with a helpful chrono...
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 3:1 THE GENERAL CHARACTER OF JEHORAM'S REIGN OVER ISRAEL; HIS WAR WITH MOAB. 2 KINGS 3:1 NOW JEHORAM THE SON OF AHAB BEGAN TO REIGN OVER ISRAEL IN SAMARIA THE EIGHTEENTH YEAR OF...
Now chapter 3. Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, and he reigned for twelve years (2 Kings 3:1). So Jehoram, t...
1 Kings 22:51; 2 Kings 1:17; 2 Kings 8:16...