BibleWord.ai› Bible› 1 Kings› Chapter 22› Verse 50

1 Kings 22:50

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Kings 22:50 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kings 22:50 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Kings 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
47And there was no king in Edom: a deputy was king.
48Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.
49Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not.
50And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
51Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned two years over Israel.
52And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherein he made Israel to sin.
53And he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger Jehovah, the God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.
← 1 Kings 22:491 Kings 22:51 →
← Full Chapter 22 1 Kings Overview

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father, etc.] In the city of Sion, where David, Rehoboam, Abijam, and Asa, were buried: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead; who was now thirty two years of age, and he reigned ten years.”
Read attributed excerpt →
Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“am 3115, bc 889 slept with his fathers: Kg1 22:40, Kg1 2:10; Ch2 21:1 in the city: Kg1 11:43, Kg1 14:31, Kg1 15:24 Jehoram: Kg2 8:16-18; Ch2 21:5-7 3 Kings (1 Kings) 22:51”
Read attributed excerpt →

Related study paths

Read 1 Kings 22 in contextBrowse Hebrew word studiesOpen this verse in the study reader

Sources and verification