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NASB | 1 Kings 22:29 ¶ So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up against Ramoth-gilead. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Kings 22:29 ¶ So [Ahab] the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. |
Subject: Why did Jehoshaphat join Ahab? |
Bible Note: Hi Steve, We have an interesting story here don't we. You mentioned that killing or capturing the king meant a great reward, but there isn't much reward or pride in not knowing where one is aiming and not knowing that you have mortally wounded a king. It was definitely God's plan to have disaster strike him. And He had the king of Israel in the sights of the thirty-two captains, for he alone was the prize, verse 31, and not Jehoshaphat, verse 33. It appears that Jehoshophat was along for the ride and it almost sounds like it was a chariot ride away from fighting. It would be interesting to know what he cried out, verse 32. Jehoshaphat was not told to go or told not to go personally, vv17-29 but he should have known that the king of Israel would not be returning safely, verse 27,28. "And Michaiah said, "If you indeed return safely the (Lord) has not spoken to me."" In other words, although they heard the prophecies while sitting on their own thrones, the decisions were up to king Ahab for he was the one who was being enticed. Jehoshophat was going to do what the king of Israel decided. Its very clear that king Ahab had been "appointed to utter destruction" NKJ as per 1Kings 20:42. Its interesting to see that the deceiving spirit of Macaiah in 1Kings 22:15 was recognized by king Ahab as not being the truth; he knew that nothing good was ever prophecized for him. And indeed the Lord had proclaimed disaster against him, verse 23. In verse 24 we see that one of the prophets thought that the Spirit of the Lord passed from him to speak to Miciaiah. The man Zedekiah did not recognize the deceiving spirit and thought that he had been speaking from the Spirit of the Lord. So we see that there is a difference between a spirit and the Spirit. So, the bottom line is that Jehoshophat learned to inquire first for the word of the (Lord). 1Kings 22:5. We see from the relating of the same story in 2Chronicles 19 also that "...there is some good in you,...and you have set your heart to seek God." |
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