1 Kings 22:39

39 The rest of the events in Ahab’s reign and everything he did, including the story of the ivory palace and the towns he built, are recorded in

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 his body was taken to Samaria and buried there.

38 Then his chariot was washed beside the pool of Samaria, and dogs came and licked his blood at the place where the prostitutes bathed, just as the LORD had promised.

39 The rest of the events in Ahab’s reign and everything he did, including the story of the ivory palace and the towns he built, are recorded in

40 So Ahab died, and his son Ahaziah became the next king.

41 Jehoshaphat son of Asa began to rule over Judah in the fourth year of King Ahab’s reign in Israel.