1 Kings 22 · Verse 3

1 Kings 22:3

And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?
1 Kings 22:3, King James Version

1 Kings 22:3 in other translations

BSBwho said to his servants, “Do you not know that Ramoth-gilead is ours, but we have failed to take it from the hand of the king of Aram?”
WEBThe king of Israel said to his servants, “You know that Ramoth Gilead is ours, and we do nothing, and don’t take it out of the hand of the king of Syria?”
ASVAnd the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth-gilead is ours, and we are still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?
YLTand the king of Israel saith unto his servants, ‘Have ye not known that ours is Ramoth-Gilead? and we are keeping silent from taking it out of the hand of the king of Aram!'
DARBYAnd the king of Israel said to his servants, Do ye know that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we keep quiet without taking it out of the hand of the king of Syria?
BBEAnd the king of Israel said to his servants, Do you not see that Ramoth-gilead is ours? and we are doing nothing to get it back from the hands of the king of Aram.
WebsterAnd the king of Israel said to his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we are still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?

What does 1 Kings 22:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Kings 22:3-8
3-8. Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours--a Levitical and free town on the north border of Gad (De 4:43; Jos 21:38), on the site of the present Salt Lake, in the province of Belka. It lay within the territories of the Israelitish monarch, and was unjustly alienated; but whether it was one of the cities usurped by the first Ben-hadad, which his son had promised to restore, or was retained for some other reasons, the sacred historian has not mentioned. In the expedition which Ahab meditated for the recovery of this town, the aid of Jehoshaphat was asked and promised (see 2Ch 18:3). Previous to declaring hostilities, it was customary to consult the prophets (see on 1Sa 28:8); and Jehoshaphat having expressed a strong desire to know the Lord's will concerning this war, Ahab assembled four hundred of his prophets. These could not be either the prophets of Baal or of Ashteroth (1Ki 18:19), but seem (1Ki 22:12) to have been false prophets, who conformed to the symbolic calf-worship of Jehovah. Being the creatures of Ahab, they unanimously predicted a prosperous issue to the war. But dissatisfied with them, Jehoshaphat inquired if there was any true prophet of the Lord. Ahab agreed, with great reluctance, to allow Micaiah to be summoned. He was the only true prophet then to be found residing in Samaria, and he had to be brought out of prison (1Ki 22:26), into which, according to Josephus, he had been cast on account of his rebuke to Ahab for sparing the king of Syria.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 22:1-14

The same easiness of temper, which betrays some godly persons into friendship with the declared enemies of religion, renders it very dangerous to them. They will be drawn to wink at and countenance such conduct and conversation as they ought to protest against with abhorrence. Whithersoever a good man goes, he ought to take his religion with him, and not be ashamed to own it when he is with those who have no regard…

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1 Kings 22:3 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֶל\־'el-toH413
עֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.Davservants hisH5650
הַיְדַעְתֶּ֕םhay.da'.Tem¿ do you knowH3045
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
לָ֖נוּLa.nu[belongs] to us
רָמֹ֣תra.MotRamothH7418
גִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdGileadH1568
וַאֲנַ֣חְנוּva.'a.Nach.nuand weH587
מַחְשִׁ֔יםmach.Shim[are] inactiveH2814
מִקַּ֣חַתmi.Ka.chatfrom takingH3947
אֹתָ֔הּ'o.Tah<obj.> itH853
מִיַּ֖דmi.Yadfrom [the] hand ofH3027
מֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
אֲרָֽם\׃'a.RamAramH758

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Kings 22:3

  • Deuteronomy 4:43

    Namely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain country, of the Reubenites; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites.

  • 1 Kings 4:13

    The son of Geber, in Ramoth–gilead; to him pertained the towns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead; to him also pertained the region of Argob, which is in Bashan, threescore great cities with walls and brasen bars:

  • Joshua 21:38

    And out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,

  • 2 Samuel 19:10

    And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back?

  • Judges 16:2

    And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they compassed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet all the night, saying, In the morning, when it is day, we shall kill him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ramoth.
4:13; De 4:43; Jos 20:8
still. Heb. silent from taking it.
Jud 16:2; 2Sa 19:10; *marg:

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Context

  • 1 Kings 22:2

    And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.

  • 1 Kings 22:3

    And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria?

  • 1 Kings 22:4

    And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth–gilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses.

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1 Kings 22:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el rey de Israel dijo á sus siervos: ¿No sabéis que es nuestra Ramoth de Galaad? y nosotros callamos en orden á tomarla de mano del rey de Siria.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et le roi d’Israël dit à ses serviteurs: Savez-vous que Ramoth de Galaad est à nous? Et nous nous taisons, sans la reprendre de la main du roi de Syrie!
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der König von Israel sprach zu seinen Knechten: Wisset ihr nicht, daß Ramoth-Gilead unser ist? Und wir bleiben still und nehmen es nicht aus der Hand des Königs von Syrien?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		(Dixitque rex Israël ad servos suos: Ignoratis quod nostra sit Ramoth Galaad, et negligimus tollere eam de manu regis Syriæ?)