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Jehoshaphat’s Alliance With Ahab
Jehoshaphat became care¬less in his diplomatic relations and joined in an unholy alliance with king Ahab. A sad result of this alliance was the marriage of his son Jehoram to Ahab’s daughter, Athaliah (v. 21:6). One day Jehoshaphat went to visit Ahab in Samaria (v. 2) and Ahab put on a ...

Ahab is Killed And Jehoshaphat is spared
In this passage Ahab and Jehoshaphat go forth disguised against Syria into battle. Jehoshaphat, who had been a godly king, agreed to this unholy alliance and then decided that the Lord should be consulted on the matter (I Kings 22:5). Even though Ahab was in disguise he was stru …