Bible Strands
1 Kings 22:42
Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records a royal accession note for Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, immediately following the chronological marker of Ahab’s reign over Israel.
The words — `שְלֹשִׁים` (she.lo.Shim = thirty) and `בְּ/מָלְכּוֹ` (be./ma.le.Kh/o = when he became king) anchor the verse’s chronological function.
The thread — This accession formula repeats in 1 Kings 14:21, 1 Kings 15:2, and 1 Kings 15:10 to track age at coronation, reign length, and royal lineage.
Why it lands — It establishes Jehoshaphat’s historical placement and dynastic legitimacy before the text evaluates his spiritual conduct.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 14:21 Meanwhile, Rehoboam son of Solomon reigned in Judah. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.
- 1 Kings 15:2 and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.
- 1 Kings 15:10 and he reigned in Jerusalem forty-one years. His grandmother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom.
- 2 Kings 1:17 So Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. And since he had no son, Jehoram succeeded him in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah.
- 2 Kings 8:16 In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah.