1 Kings 22:39

39 The rest of Ahab's life - everything he did, the ivory palace he built, the towns he founded, and the defense system he built up - is all written up in The Chronicles 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 The king is dead!"
38 They washed down the chariot at the pool of Samaria where the town whores bathed, and the dogs lapped up the blood, just as God's word had said.
39 The rest of Ahab's life - everything he did, the ivory palace he built, the towns he founded, and the defense system he built up - is all written up in The Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
40 He was buried in the family cemetery and his son Ahaziah was the next king.
41 Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
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