1 Kings 22:51 meaning and explanation
In the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria two years.
1 Kings 22:51, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse is a regnal formula, the dated notice that structures the book of Kings. The narrator synchronizes the two kingdoms: in Jehoshaphat’s seventeenth year as king of Judah, Ahaziah son of Ahab began to rule the northern kingdom of Israel from Samaria, and his reign lasted only two years.
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