KJV King James Version
Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Kings 22:39
Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
As for the rest of the acts of Ahab, along with all his accomplishments and the ivory palace and all the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
WEB World English Bible
Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he built, and all the cities that he built, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
ASV American Standard Version
Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he built, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the rest of the matters of Ahab, and all that he did, and the house of ivory that he built, and all the cities that he built, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 22
36 And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country.
37 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
38 And [one] washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake.
39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
40 So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
41 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
42 Jehoshaphat [was] thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְיֶתֶר֩H3499 · ye.terremainderדִּבְרֵ֨יH1697 · da.varwordאַחְאָ֜בH256 · ach.avAhabוְכָל־H3605 · kolallאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichעָשָׂ֗הH6213 · a.sahto make: doוּבֵ֤יתH1004 · betplaceהַשֵּׁן֙H8127 · shentoothאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichבָּנָ֔הH1129 · ba.nahto buildוְכָל־H3605 · kolallהֶעָרִ֖יםH5892 · irexcitementאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichבָּנָ֑הH1129 · ba.nahto buildהֲלֽוֹא־H3808 · lonotהֵ֣םH1992 · hem.mahthey(masc.)כְּתוּבִ֗יםH3789 · ka.tavto writeעַל־H5921 · aluponסֵ֛פֶרH5612 · se.pherscroll: documentדִּבְרֵ֥יH1697 · da.varwordהַיָּמִ֖יםH3117 · yomdayלְמַלְכֵ֥יH4428 · me.lekhkingיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃H3478 · yis.ra.elIsrael
Cross-references
Amos 3:15And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the LORD.1 Kings 10:22For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.1 Kings 16:20Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?1 Kings 10:18Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.Ezekiel 27:6[Of] the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches [of] ivory, [brought] out of the isles of Chittim.Amos 6:4That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;1 Kings 16:5Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?1 Kings 14:19And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they [are] written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.1 Kings 15:31Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?Psalm 45:8All thy garments [smell] of myrrh, and aloes, [and] cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.Ezekiel 27:15The men of Dedan [were] thy merchants; many isles [were] the merchandise of thine hand: they brought thee [for] a present horns of ivory and ebony.1 Kings 16:27Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?1 Kings 15:23The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.
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