1 Kings 22 · Verse 39

1 Kings 22:39

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, King James Version

1 Kings 22:39 in other translations

BSBAs for the rest of the acts of Ahab, along with all his accomplishments and the ivory palace and all the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
WEBNow the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he built, and all the cities that he built, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
ASVNow the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he built, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
YLTAnd the rest of the matters of Ahab, and all that he did, and the house of ivory that he built, and all the cities that he built, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Israel?
DARBYAnd the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house that he built, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
BBENow the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all he did, and his ivory house, and all the towns of which he was the builder, are they not recorded in the book of the history of the kings of Israel?
WebsterNow 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?

What does 1 Kings 22:39 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 39 Ivory house - A royal palace which he built in Samaria, decorated with ivory, and hence called the ivory house. Amos the prophet speaks against this luxury, Amo 3:15.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Kings 22:29-40

Ahab basely intended to betray Johoshaphat to danger, that he might secure himself. See what they get that join with wicked men. How can it be expected that he should be true to his friend, who has been false to his God! He had said in compliment to Ahab, I am as thou art, and now he was indeed taken for him. Those that associate with evil-doers, are in danger of sharing in their plagues. By Jehoshaphat's…

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1 Kings 22:39 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.

וְיֶתֶר֩ve.ye.Terand [the] rest ofH3499
דִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.Rei[the] matters ofH1697
אַחְאָ֜ב'ach.'AvAhabH256
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherthatH834
עָשָׂ֗ה'a.Sahhe didH6213
וּבֵ֤יתu.Veitand [the] house ofH1004
הַשֵּׁן֙ha.Shen<the> ivoryH8127
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
בָּנָ֔הba.Nahhe builtH1129
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
הֶעָרִ֖יםhe.'a.Rimthe citiesH5892
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834
בָּנָ֑הba.Nahhe builtH1129
הֲלֽוֹא\־ha.lo'-¿ notH3808
הֵ֣םhem[are] theyH1992
כְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimwrittenH3789
עַל\־'al-onH5921
סֵ֛פֶרSe.fer[the] scroll ofH5612
דִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.Rei[the] matters ofH1697
הַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.Mimthe daysH3117
לְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.Kheiof [the] kings ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for 1 Kings 22:39

  • Amos 3:15

    And I will smite the winter house with the summer house; and the houses of ivory shall perish, and the great houses shall have an end, saith the Lord.

  • Ezekiel 27:6

    Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; the company of the Ashurites have made thy benches of ivory, brought out of the isles of Chittim.

  • 1 Kings 16:20

    Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

  • 1 Kings 14:19

    And the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

  • 1 Kings 16:5

    Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

  • Psalms 45:8

    All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.

  • 1 Kings 15:31

    Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

  • Amos 6:4

    That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs out of the flock, and the calves out of the midst of the stall;

  • 1 Kings 16:27

    Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

  • 1 Kings 15:23

    The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all his might, and all that he did, and the cities which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Nevertheless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet.

  • 1 Kings 10:22

    For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.

  • 1 Kings 10:18

    Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 3086-3107. B.C. 918-897. the rest.
14:19; 15:23,31; 16:5,20,27
the ivory house.That is, probably, decorated with ivory in such abundance as to merit the appellation of an ivory house.
10:18,22; Ps 45:8; Eze 27:6,15; Am 3:15; 6:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Kings 22:38

    And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the Lord which he spake.

  • 1 Kings 22:39

    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 22:40

    So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.

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1 Kings 22:39 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Lo demás de los hechos de Achâb, y todas las cosas que ejecutó, y la casa de marfil que hizo, y todas las ciudades que edificó, ¿no está escrito en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Israel?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et le reste des actes d’Achab, et tout ce qu’il fit, et la maison d’ivoire qu’il bâtit, et toutes les villes qu’il bâtit: ces choses ne sont-elles pas écrites dans le livre des chroniques des rois d’Israël?
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und das Übrige der Geschichte Ahabs und alles, was er getan und das elfenbeinerne Haus, das er gebaut, und alle Städte, die er gebaut hat, ist das nicht geschrieben in dem Buche der Chronika der Könige von Israel?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Reliqua autem sermonum Achab, et universa quæ fecit, et domus eburnea quam ædificavit, cunctarumque urbium quas exstruxit, nonne hæc scripta sunt in libro sermonum dierum regum Israël?