1 Kings 22:39

39 The remainder of the acts of Ahab and all that he did, and the ivory palace and all the cities that he built, [are] they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?

1 Kings 22:39 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 22:39

Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the
ivory house which he made
Which, being a very curious and extraordinary thing, is particularly mentioned; though perhaps it might not be made wholly of ivory, but inlaid with it; we read of ivory houses in ( Amos 3:15 ) ,

and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of
the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
in which the acts of his predecessors were recorded, see ( 1 Kings 14:19 ) ( 15:31 ) ( 1 Kings 16:14 1 Kings 16:20 1 Kings 16:27 ) not the Scripture book of Chronicles, for there none of these things are related.

1 Kings 22:39 In-Context

37 So the king died, and {they brought him} to Samaria, and they buried the king in Samaria.

38 They washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria, and the dogs licked his blood (now, the prostitutes washed themselves [there]) according to the word of Yahweh which he had spoken.

39 The remainder of the acts of Ahab and all that he did, and the ivory palace and all the cities that he built, [are] they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Israel?

40 So Ahab slept with his ancestors, and Ahaziah his son became king in his place.

41 Jehoshaphat the son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.