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A Familiar Battlefield
Commentators note this battle at Ramoth-gilead was a direct echo of a previous one. Fourteen years earlier, the fathers of these two kings (Ahab and Jehoshaphat) fought and failed at the same location, resulting in Ahab's death. This second attempt by their sons, Joram and Ahaziah, shows the persistence of this territorial conflict. Unlike the first attempt, this one was ultimately successful in capturing the city.
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18th Century
Theologian
The goal of this war by the two kings against Hazael seems to have been the recovery of Ramoth-gilead, which Ahab and Jehoshaphat had unsuccessfull…
19th Century
Bishop
The reign of Ahaziah king of Judah. His expedition with Joram of Israel against Hazael at Ramoth-gilead. (Compare to [Reference 2 Chronicles 22:1-6…
17th Century
Pastor
And he went with Joram the son of Ahab
His mother's brother, and so his uncle:
to the war against…
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17th Century
Minister
Names do not make natures, but it was bad for Jehoshaphat's family to borrow names from Ahab's. Ahaziah's relation to Ahab's family was the occasio…