John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible
1 Kings 22:40
So Ahab slept with his fathers, and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead,] Of whom more is said in the latter part of this chapter, and in the following book.
So Ahab slept with his fathers, and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead,] Of whom more is said in the latter part of this chapter, and in the following book.
CHAPTER 22 THE DEATH OF AHAB _ 1. Jehoshaphat and Ahab (1 Kings 22:1)_ 2. The prophet Micaiah (1 Kings 22:13) 3. The battle and Ahab's death (1 Kings 22:29) 4. Jehoshaphat of Judah ...
AHAB'S ATTACK ON RAMOTH-GILEAD AND HIS DEATH. The death of Ahab must have taken place before or during the year 854 B.C., when the battle of Qarqara was fought, and his name is mentioned in the Assyri...
SLEPT WITH HIS FATHERS. See note on Deuteronomy 31:16....
_Ahaziah his son_ Ahaziah was the elder son of Ahab, and died subsequently in consequence of a fall (2 Kings 1:17) and was succeeded by his brother Jehoram (2 Kings 3:1)....
E. CONCLUDING NOTE ON THE REIGN OF AHAB 22:39-40 TRANSLATION (39) And the rest of the deeds of Ahab and all which he did, and the house of ivory which he built, and all the cities which he built, ar...
_SO AHAB SLEPT WITH HIS FATHERS; AND AHAZIAH HIS SON REIGNED IN HIS STEAD._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
AHAB AND MICAIAH. AHAB'S DEATH AT RAMOTH-GLLEAD. REIGN OF JEHOSHAPHAT, KING OF JUDAH 1. Three years] probably calculated from the peace described in 1 Kings 20:34....
GOD’S LESSONS FROM HISTORY 1 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 22 THE *PROPHET MICAIAH V1 There was peace between Syria and *Israel for almost three years. V2 In the third year Jehoshaphat, king of *...
וַ יִּשְׁכַּ֥ב אַחְאָ֖ב עִם ־אֲבֹתָ֑יו וַ יִּ
ALONE AGAINST THE WORLD 1 Kings 22:1 "I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied I have heard what the prophets said, who prophesied lies in My name...
THE BOW AT A VENTURE EXECUTES GOD'S SENTENCE 1 Kings 22:29 The cup of Ahab's sins was full, and the arrow at a venture executed divine retribution. Had Micaiah not spoken, men would have attributed t...
The final movement in the downfall of Ahab is here chronicled. Jehoshaphat visited Ahab, who suggested the alliance against the king of Syria. Jehoshaphat suggested an appeal to Jehovah. Ahab produced...
(38) And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake. (39) Now the rest of the acts...
The days were very dark in Israel. Not only rebellion. And rebellion, always serious, was peculiarly so in Israel, for there it was insubordination in a direct manner against not only God's providence...
The last chapter presents another element of this history, namely, the guilty alliances which were formed between the royal families of Israel and Judah. Both of them prosperous at this period, they s...
_So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead._ Ver. 40. _So Ahab slept with his fathers,_] _i.e., _ Died, as his predecessors had done before him. The mortal scythe is ma...
1 Ahab seduced by false prophets, according to the word of Micaiah, is slaine at Ramoth Gilead. 37 The dogges licke vp his blood, and Ahaziah succeedeth him. 41 Iehoshaphats good reigne, 45 his act...
So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahasiah, his son, reigned in his stead. Such was the terrible and disgraceful end of the proud king. And in like manner, eternal shame and disgrace is the end of al...
THE DEATH OF AHAB...
AHAB WARNED BUT DETERMINED (vs.1-28) Three years later the show of repentance on Ahab's part had worn off. There had been no war between Israel and Syria, but rather than leaving matters as they were...
29-40 Ahab basely intended to betray Johoshaphat to danger, that he might secure himself. See what they get that join with wicked men. How can it be expected that he should be true to his friend, who...
No text from Poole on this verse....
1 Kings 22:40 Ahab H256 rested H7901 (H8799) fathers H1 Ahaziah H274 son H1121 reigned H4427 (H8799) s
AHAB'S OBITUARY (1 KINGS 22:39). Ahab's experiences with the prophets now end with the usual final summary. Anyone interested in his achievements and his secular history could consult the court annal...
THE FINAL FATE OF AHAB IS SEALED (1 KINGS 22:1). As we have seen, prophets have featured all through Ahab's reign, and here they feature to the end. Ahab could never argue that he had not been given...
CONTENTS: Alliance of Ahab and Jehosophat. Ahab's ultimate defeat. CHARACTERS: God, Jehoshaphat, Ahab, Micaiah, Zedekiah, Syrian king, false prophets, Ahaziah. CONCLUSION: He who joins himself in af...
1 Kings 22:2. _Jehoshaphat_ had married his son Jehoram to Athaliah, daughter of Jezebel; probably from the idea that the connection would prevent internal war for the future: oh fatal mistake! 1 King...
_Jehoshaphat the King of Judah._ CHARACTER OF JEHOSHAPHAT In Ahab we have an instance of a wicked man partially reclaimed, frequently arrested, but yet finally hardened in his iniquity. In Jehoshapha...
1 KINGS—NOTE ON 1 KINGS 22:1 Although the house of Ahab is under a prophetic curse, the complete fulfillment of the prophecy will be delayed until the reign of Ahab’s son (see 1 Kings 21:27). Howev
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 1 Kings 22:32. THEY TURNED ASIDE TO FIGHT AGAINST HIM—יּסָרֻו—they turned to him. _Sept._ has εκύκλωσαν, _surrounded_ him. 1 Kings 22:34.—DREW A BOW AT A VENTURE—_Lit...
EXPOSITION THE EXPEDITION OF AHAB AND JEHOSHAPHAT AGAINST HRAMOTH-GILEAD. THE DEATH OF AHAB. THE REIGNS OF JEHOSHAPHAT AND AHAZIAH....
So they went for three years without war between Syria and Israel. And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat who was the king of the southern tribes Judah, he came up to visit Ahab. And...
1 Kings 11:21; 1 Kings 14:31; 1 Kings 2:10; 1 Kings 22:51;...