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1 Kings 22:39

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Kings 22:39

Verse 39 of 53

Scripture focus

Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

1 Kings 22:39 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Kings 22:39

Theological / Devotional

The ivory house. Compare the “ivory palaces” of Ps. 45:8 and the “houses of ivory” of Amos 3:15. Ahab’s palace was so named because of its rich ornamentation with ivory. This description has been fully substantiated by archeological excavation of Ahab’s palace, where furnishings with ivory inlay were found. Many examples of ivory carving have been found in Palestine and Syria.

The cities. No further record has been found of these cities. During the reign of Ahab there was great prosperity.

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