1 Kings 22:4 KJV

And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

Thou and Ye

  • thou, thy one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • Jehoshaphat makes a league with AhabThe same easiness of temper, which betrays some godly persons into friendship with the declared enemies of religion, renders it very dangerous to them. They...

Cross References

  • 2 Kings 3:7 And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.
  • 2 Chronicles 18:3 And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramothgilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.
  • 2 Chronicles 19:2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.
  • Psalms 139:21–22 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? …
  • Proverbs 13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

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Topics

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • AhabKing of Israel · 918–897 BC

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Places

Bible Dictionary

  • JehoshaphatJehovah-judged. (1.) One of David’s body-guard (1 Chr 11:43).
  • Ramoth-gileadHeights of Gilead, a city of refuge on the east of Jordan; called “Ramoth in Gilead” (Deut 4:43; Josh 20:8; Josh 21:38). Here Ahab, who...
  • IsraelThe name conferred on Jacob after the great prayer-struggle at Peniel (Gen 32:28), because “as a prince he had power with God and...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And he said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • unto Jehoshaphat אֶל ʾel Preposition יְהוֹשָׁפָט yĕhôšāpāṭ יְהוֹשָׁפָט Proper name
  • Wilt thou go הֲתֵלֵךְ hătēlēk יָלַךְ Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine singular · with question
  • with me to battle אִתִּי ʾittî Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular לַמִּלְחָמָה lammilḥāmâ מִלְחָמָה Noun · feminine singular · with preposition with the
  • to Ramothgilead רָמֹת rāmōt רָמֹת גִּלעָד Proper name גִּלְעָד gilʿād גִּלְעָד Proper name
  • And Jehoshaphat יְהוֹשָׁפָט yĕhôšāpāṭ יְהוֹשָׁפָט Proper name
  • said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • to the king אֶל ʾel Preposition מֶלֶךְ melek מֶלֶךְ Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of Israel יִשְׂרָאֵל yiśrāʾēl יִשְׂרָאֵל Proper name
  • I am as thou כָּמוֹנִי kāmônî כְּמוֹ Preposition · with suffix: first person common singular
  • my people כָמוֹךָ kāmôkā Preposition · with suffix: second person masculine singular כְּעַמִּי kĕʿammî עַם Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: first person common singular
  • as thy people כְעַמֶּךָ kĕʿammekā עַם Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular
  • my horses כְּסוּסַי kĕsûsay סוּס Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: first person common singular
  • as thy horses כְּסוּסֶיךָ kĕsûsêkā סוּס Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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