Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
Ahab, well aware of the military strength of Syria, and feeling that he cannot now expect divine aid I Kings 20:42; I Kings 21:21, asks the aid of Jehoshaphat, whose military resources were very great II Chronicles 17:12-19. Jehoshaphat' s answer is one of complete acquiescence, without reserve of any kind (compare II Chronicles 18:3). Jehoshaphat was afterward rebuked for thus consenting to "help the ungodly" II Chronicles 19:2. He probably acted not merely from complaisance, but from a belief that the interests of his own kingdom would be advanced by the step which he agreed to take. The power of Syria was at this time very menacing.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing 1 Kings 22:4:
1 Kings 19:4
Isaiah 37:2
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