1 Kings 22:4

4 And he said to Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to battle at Ramoth-gilead? ” And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, ¹“I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses. ”

1 Kings 22:4 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 4 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, wilt thou go with me to battle
to Ramothgilead?
&c.] This affair being lately canvassed at the council board, and very much on Ahab's mind, he puts this question to Jehoshaphat, his visitor, relation, and ally; wisely considering that his own forces were small, and that to have such an auxiliary might be of great advantage to him:

and Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people
as thy people, my horses as thy horses;
meaning, that he and his soldiers, foot and horse, were at his service.

1 Kings 22:4 In-Context

2 But in the third year Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.

3 And the king of Israel said to his servants, “Do you know that Ramoth-gilead belongs to us, and we keep quiet and do not take it out of the hand of the king of Syria? ”

4 And he said to Jehoshaphat, “Will you go with me to battle at Ramoth-gilead? ” And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses. ”

5 And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, “Inquire first for the word of the Lord. ”

6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said to them, “Shall I go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or shall I refrain? ” And they said, “Go up, for the Lord will give it into the hand of the king. ”

Cross References

• 1. 22:4 2 Kgs. 3:7