1 Kings 22:42

42 Jehosh'aphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Azu'bah the daughter of Shilhi.

1 Kings 22:42 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 22:42

Jehoshaphat was thirty five years old when he began to reign,
and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem
So that he must be sixty years of age when he died:

and his mother's name was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi;
but of what family they were is not said.

1 Kings 22:42 In-Context

40 So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahazi'ah his son reigned in his stead.
41 Jehosh'aphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
42 Jehosh'aphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Azu'bah the daughter of Shilhi.
43 He walked in all the way of Asa his father; he did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of the LORD; yet the high places were not taken away, and the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
44 Jehosh'aphat also made peace with the king of Israel.
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