Study it in the app“At the end of some years he went down to Ahab at Samaria; and Ahab sacrificed for him sheep and goats and cattle in abundance, and for the people who were with him, and incited him to go up against Ramoth-gilead.”
At the endלְקֵץof some yearsשָׁנִיםhe went downוַיֵּרֶדtoאֶלAhabאַחְאָבat Samaria;לְשֹׁמְרוֹןand Ahabאַחְאָבsacrificedוַיִּזְבַּחfor himלוֹsheep and goatsצֹאןand cattleוּבָקָרin abundance,לָרֹבand for the peopleוְלָעָםwhoאֲשֶׁרwere with him,עִמּוֹand incited himוַיְסִיתֵהוּto go upלַעֲלוֹתagainstאֶלRamoth-gilead.רָמוֹת גִּלְעָד
end
What comes when something finishes: "some days later".
Where else “kets” appearsyear
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shanim” appearsgo down
To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.
Where else “yered” appearsAhab
Ahab: a name meaning "father's brother." It is the king of Israel, son of Omri, who married Jezebel and served Baal (1 Kings 16:29–22:40); a false prophet in Babylon also bears the name (Jeremiah 29:21).
Where else “achav” appearsSamaria
See it on the mapWhere else “shomron” appearssacrifice
To kill an animal as a gift to God or other gods.
Where else “yizbach” appearsflock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appearscattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “vakar” appearsabundance
A great amount, so large that it is not measured.
Where else “rov” appearscrowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appearsincite, entice
Incite: push someone to do something, especially evil; entice.
Where else “yesite” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “alot” appearsRamoth-gilead
Ramoth-gilead: a city of refuge and of Levites in Gad, east of the Jordan.
Where else “ramot” appearsGilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” appearsOther books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
Jehoshaphat and Ahab at Ramoth-gilead
2 Chronicles 18:1-34
1Jehoshaphat had riches and glory in abundance, and he allied himself by marriage with Ahab. 2At the end of some years he went down to Ahab at Samaria; and Ahab sacrificed for him sheep and goats and cattle in abundance, and for the people who were with him, and incited him to go up against Ramoth-gilead. 3Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead?” He said to him, “I am as you are, and my people as your people; and with you we will be in the war.” 4Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire today for the word of YHWH.” 5Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets, four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to war, or shall I refrain?” They said, “Go up, and Elohim will give it into the hand of the king.” 6Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here still a prophet of YHWH, that we may inquire through him?” 7The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom to inquire of YHWH, but I hate him, for he does not prophesy about me for good, but all his days for evil: that is Micaiah son of Imlah.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.” 8The king of Israel called to an officer and said, “Quickly, bring Micaiah son of Imlah.” 9Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, dressed in their robes; they were sitting at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them. 10Zedekiah son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron and said, “Thus says YHWH: ‘With these you will gore Aram until they are finished.’” 11And all the prophets were prophesying so, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for YHWH will give it into the hand of the king.” 12The messenger who had gone to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Look, the words of the prophets, with one mouth, are good for the king. Please let your word be like that of one of them, and speak good.” 13Micaiah said, “As YHWH lives, surely what my Elohim says, that I will speak.” 14When he came to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to war, or shall I refrain?” He said, “Go up and prosper, for they will be given into your hand.” 15The king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of YHWH?” 16He said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, like sheep that have no shepherd. And YHWH said, ‘These have no masters; let each return to his house in peace.’” 17The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you, ‘He will not prophesy good about me, but for evil’?” 18He said, “Therefore hear the word of YHWH: I saw YHWH sitting on his throne, and all the army of the heavens standing on his right and on his left. 19And YHWH said, ‘Who will entice Ahab king of Israel, so that he goes up and falls at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one was saying this way, and another was saying that way. 20Then the spirit came forward and stood before YHWH and said, ‘I will entice him.’ YHWH said to him, ‘With what?’ 21He said, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You will entice him, and you will also succeed; go out and do so.’ 22Now then, look, YHWH has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these prophets of yours; and YHWH has spoken evil against you.” 23Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “Which way did the spirit of YHWH pass from me to speak to you?” 24Micaiah said, “Look, you will see it on that day, when you go into a room within a room to hide.”
1They continued three years without war between Aram and Israel. 2And it happened in the third year that Jehoshaphat king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. 3The king of Israel said to his servants, “Do you know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, and we are keeping silent instead of taking it from the hand of the king of Aram?” 4And he said to Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to war at Ramoth-gilead?” Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.” 5Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire today for the word of YHWH.” 6Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets, about four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to war, or shall I refrain?” They said, “Go up, and Adonai will give it into the hand of the king.” 7Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here still a prophet of YHWH, that we may inquire through him?” 8The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man through whom to inquire of YHWH, but I hate him, for he does not prophesy good about me, but evil: Micaiah son of Imlah.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say so.” 9The king of Israel called to an officer and said, “Quickly, bring Micaiah son of Imlah.” 10Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, dressed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them. 11Zedekiah son of Chenaanah made for himself horns of iron and said, “Thus says YHWH: ‘With these you will gore Aram until they are finished.’” 12And all the prophets were prophesying so, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for YHWH will give it into the hand of the king.” 13The messenger who had gone to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying, “Look, please: the words of the prophets, with one mouth, are good for the king. Please let your word be like the word of one of them, and speak good.” 14Micaiah said, “As YHWH lives, surely what YHWH says to me, that I will speak.” 15When he came to the king, the king said to him, “Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to war, or shall we refrain?” He said to him, “Go up and prosper, for YHWH will give it into the hand of the king.” 16The king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear that you speak to me nothing but the truth in the name of YHWH?” 17He said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, like sheep that have no shepherd. And YHWH said, ‘These have no masters; let each return to his house in peace.’” 18The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “Did I not tell you, ‘He will not prophesy good about me, but evil’?” 19He said, “Therefore hear the word of YHWH: I saw YHWH sitting on his throne, and all the army of the heavens standing beside him, on his right and on his left. 20And YHWH said, ‘Who will entice Ahab, so that he goes up and falls at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one said this way, and another was saying that way. 21Then the spirit came forward and stood before YHWH and said, ‘I will entice him.’ YHWH said to him, ‘With what?’ 22He said, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You will entice him, and you will also succeed; go out and do so.’ 23Now then, look, YHWH has put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these prophets of yours; and YHWH has spoken evil against you.” 24Then Zedekiah son of Chenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, “Which way did the spirit of YHWH pass from me to speak to you?”
1Samaria
Today: northern West Bank (Sebastia, Samaria hills)
A city and region in central Israel, between Judea and Galilee.
Omri founded the city as capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kgs 16:24); the Assyrians conquered it (2 Kgs 17:6). Jesus passed through the region, and Philip preached there (John 4:4; Acts 8:5).
2Gilead
Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River
A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.
Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).
1Jehoshaphat had riches and glory in abundance, and he allied himself by marriage with Ahab.
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3Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead?” He said to him, “I am as you are, and my people as your people; and with you we will be in the war.”
