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After certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people who were with him, and moved him to go up [with him] to Ramoth-gilead.
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Hospitality as Manipulation
Commentators explain that King Ahab's lavish feast for Jehoshaphat was not genuine kindness but a calculated part of a 'deliberate plan' to manipulate him. The original Hebrew for 'persuaded' carries the strong sense of being 'incited' or 'goaded,' often towards evil. This serves as a warning that grand gestures of hospitality can sometimes hide selfish or sinful motives.
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2 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
After certain years - This was in Jehoshaphat’s 17th year (1 Kings 22:51), no less than eight years after the marriage.
19th Century
Anglican
And after certain years. —See margin. 1 Kings 22:2 has: “And it came to pass in the third year, that Jeho…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And after certain years Two years, according to the Syriac and Arabic versions, or in the third year after the affin…
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