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2 Chronicles 18

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2 Chronicles 18:1 [1] Jehoshaphat was married to Athaliah, Ahab's daughter.
2 Chronicles 18:1 [1] Jehoshaphat was married to Athaliah, Ahab's daughter.
2 Chronicles 18:4 [2] Lit as the day.
2 Chronicles 18:4 [2] Lit as the day.
2 Chronicles 18:29 [3] Jehoshaphat may have agreed to this because he thought it was a noble gesture on Ahab's part; i.e. Ahab fighting incognito alongside his troops while Jehoshaphat would presumably stay aloof under the protection of his own bodyguard. More likely Ahab's plan was simply to disguise himself and let Jehoshaphat be the target by unwittingly serving as Ahab's double, and the plan very nearly succeeded.
2 Chronicles 18:29 [3] Jehoshaphat may have agreed to this because he thought it was a noble gesture on Ahab's part; i.e. Ahab fighting incognito alongside his troops while Jehoshaphat would presumably stay aloof under the protection of his own bodyguard. More likely Ahab's plan was simply to disguise himself and let Jehoshaphat be the target by unwittingly serving as Ahab's double, and the plan very nearly succeeded.
2 Chronicles 18:30 [4] The people of the kingdom of Aram were descendants of Aram, the son of Shem, son of Noah (GEN 10:22, 23). The territory of the Arameans also included areas later identified as Syria and Mesopotamia.
2 Chronicles 18:30 [4] The people of the kingdom of Aram were descendants of Aram, the son of Shem, son of Noah (GEN 10:22, 23). The territory of the Arameans also included areas later identified as Syria and Mesopotamia.