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The 'High Places' Puzzle
Commentators address an apparent contradiction where this verse says Jehoshaphat didn't remove the 'high places,' while 2 Chronicles 17:6 says he did. The most common explanation is that he removed the high places dedicated to idols but failed to remove those where people improperly worshipped the true God.
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Albert Barnes
On 1 Kings 22:43
18th Century
Theologian
On the general piety of Asa, see the commentary above on 1 Kings 15:11–15. Jehoshaphat seems to have been a still better king, for he d…
Charles Ellicott
On 1 Kings 22:43
19th Century
Bishop
The high places were not taken away. This agrees with 2 Chronicles 20:33, and stands in apparent contradiction with [R…
John Gill
On 1 Kings 22:43
17th Century
Pastor
And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father
Who was a good prince:
he turned not aside from d…
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Matthew Henry
On 1 Kings 22:41–50
17th Century
Minister
Jehoshaphat's reign appears to have been one of the best, both as to piety and prosperity. He pleased God, and God blessed him.