2 Chronicles 18:1

1 fuit ergo Iosaphat dives et inclitus multum et adfinitate coniunctus est Ahab

2 Chronicles 18:1 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 18:1

Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance
Still more and more, see ( 2 Chronicles 17:5 ) , and which moved Ahab to desire friendship and affinity with him, to which Jehoshaphat agreed:

and joined affinity with Ahab;
king of Israel, married his son Joram to Athaliah, a daughter of Ahab by Jezebel of Zidon; which marriage proved of bad consequence to Jehoshaphat and his family.

2 Chronicles 18:1 In-Context

1 fuit ergo Iosaphat dives et inclitus multum et adfinitate coniunctus est Ahab

2 descenditque post annos ad eum in Samariam ad cuius adventum mactavit Ahab arietes et boves plurimos et populo qui venerat cum eo persuasitque illi ut ascenderet in Ramoth Galaad

3 dixitque Ahab rex Israhel ad Iosaphat regem Iuda veni mecum in Ramoth Galaad cui ille respondit ut ego et tu sicut populus tuus sic et populus meus tecumque erimus in bello

4 dixitque Iosaphat ad regem Israhel consule obsecro inpraesentiarum sermonem Domini

5 congregavitque rex Israhel prophetarum quadringentos viros et dixit ad eos in Ramoth Galaad ad bellandum ire debemus an quiescere at illi ascende inquiunt et tradet Deus in manu regis