1 Kings 22:42

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 22:42 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
1 Kings 22:42 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
42Jehoshaphat 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.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Jehoshaphat was thirty five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem, etc.] So that he must be sixty years of age when he died: and his mother’s name was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi; but of what family they were is not said.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“thirty and five: Kg2 1:17, Kg2 8:16 And his mother's: Kg1 14:21, Kg1 15:2, Kg1 15:10 3 Kings (1 Kings) 22:43”
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