1 Kings 22:1

Then three years passed without war between Aram and Israel.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — The narrator records a pause in hostilities following a prior treaty, immediately before Jehoshaphat king of Judah travels to visit the king of Israel.

The words — שָׁלֹשׁ (sha.Losh) denotes the number three, and מִלְחָמָה (mil.cha.Mah) specifies armed conflict, together framing the exact duration of the ceasefire.

The thread — This interval fulfills the terms outlined in 1 Kings 20:34, where Ben-hadad agrees to restore captured cities and permit Israelite marketplaces.

Why it lands — The text states a factual timeline of peace, requiring the reader to note that political stability often precedes the narrative's next crisis.

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The Hebrew words

וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּva/i.ye.she.Vuand/ they remained שָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.Loshthree שָׁנִ֑יםsha.Nimyears אֵ֚ין'einthere not מִלְחָמָ֔הmil.cha.Mah[was] war בֵּ֥יןbeinbetween אֲרָ֖ם'a.RamAram וּבֵ֥יןu./Veinand/ between יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElIsrael

King James Version

And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.

Cross-references

1 Kings 20:34 Ben-hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “By this treaty I release you,” Ahab replied. So he made a treaty with him and sent him away.