Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
Here is, I. A short account of the reign of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, of which we shall have a much fuller narrative in the book of Chronicles, and of the greatness and goodness of that prince, neither of which was lessened or sullied by any thing but his intimacy with the house of Ahab, which, upon several accounts, was a diminution to him.
Commenting on 1 Kings 22:41-53
Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish,.... Ships to go to sea, particularly the Indian sea, Kg1 10:22. Tarshish is used for the sea in general, Psa 48:7, in the Cetib, or text, it is "ten"; in the Keri, or margin, it is "made", which we follow, and may be put together, as in the Tigurine version, and read, "he made ten ships to go by sea"...
1Ki 22:41-42 1Ki 22:41-44, which give the age of Jehoshaphat when he ascended the throne, and the duration and character of his reign, are also found with slight deviations in 2Ch 20:31-33, in the closing summary of the history of his reign.
Commenting on 1 Kings 22:41-42