And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
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Gill's Exposition
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish,.... Ships to go to sea, particularly the Indian sea, Kg1 10:22. Tarshish is used for the sea in general, Psa 48:7, in the Cetib, or text, it is "ten"; in the Keri,…
Barnes' Notes
The writer returns to the history of the kingdom of Judah (connect this verse with 1Ki 15:24), sketching briefly a reign much more fully given by the writer of Chronicles 2 Chr. 17–20. Compare also…
Here is, I. A short account of the reign of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, of which we shall have a much fuller narrative in the book of Chronicles, and of the greatness and goodness of that prince,…
Cambridge Bible
Brief notice of the reign of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah (2Ch 20:31-37; 2Ch 21:1)
41. Jehoshaphat the son of Asa For the events of the twenty-five years of Jehoshaphat's reign the books of Kings give…
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