2 Chronicles 18 · Verse 3

2 Chronicles 18:3

And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth–gilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.
2 Chronicles 18:3, King James Version

2 Chronicles 18:3 in other translations

BSBAhab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me against Ramoth-gilead?” And Jehoshaphat replied, “I am like you, and my people are your people; we will join you in the war.”
WEBAhab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, “Will you go with me to Ramoth Gilead?” He answered him, “I am as you are, and my people as your people. We will be with you in the war.”
ASVAnd Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth-gilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.
YLTAnd Ahab king of Israel saith unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, ‘Dost thou go with me to Ramoth-Gilead?' And he saith to him, ‘As I--so thou, and as thy people--my people, even with thee in battle.'
DARBYAnd Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth-Gilead? And he said to him, I am as thou, and my people as thy people; and I will be with thee in the war.
BBEFor Ahab, king of Israel, said to Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, Will you go with me to Ramoth-gilead? And he said, I am as you are, and my people as your people; we will be with you in the war.
WebsterAnd Ahab king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth-gilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.

What does 2 Chronicles 18:3 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 To Ramoth-gilead - This place belonged to the Israelites, and was now held by the king of Syria. The whole of this chapter is circumstantially explained in the notes on 1 Kings 22:1-53.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 18:3 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.

וַיֹּ֜אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אַחְאָ֣ב'ach.'AvAhabH256
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphatH3092
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king ofH4428
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
הֲתֵלֵ֥ךְha.te.Lekh¿ will you goH1980
עִמִּ֖י'i.Miwith meH5973
רָמֹ֣תra.MotRamothH7418
גִּלְעָ֑דgil.'AdGileadH1568
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
ל֗וֹloto <the> him
כָּמ֤וֹנִיka.Mo.nias meH3644
כָמ֙וֹךָ֙kha.Mo.khaas youH3644
וּכְעַמְּךָ֣u.khe.'a.me.Khaand [will be] as people yourH5971
עַמִּ֔י'a.Mipeople myH5971
וְעִמְּךָ֖ve.'i.me.Khaand with youH5973
בַּמִּלְחָמָֽה\׃ba.mil.cha.Mahin the battleH4421

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

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 18:3

  • 2 Kings 3:7

    And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.

  • 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.

  • Ephesians 5:11

    And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

  • 2 John 1:10-11

    If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

  • Psalms 139:21

    Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I am as thou.
1Ki 22:4; 2Ki 3:7; Ps 139:21; Eph 5:11; 2Jo 1:10,11

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

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 18:2

    And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramoth–gilead.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:3

    And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth–gilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:4

    And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to day.

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2 Chronicles 18:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y dijo Achâb rey de Israel á Josaphat rey de Judá: ¿Quieres venir conmigo á Ramoth de Galaad? Y él respondió: Como yo, así también tú; y como tu pueblo, así también mi pueblo: iremos contigo á la guerra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Achab, roi d’Israël, dit à Josaphat, roi de Juda: Viendras-tu avec moi à Ramoth de Galaad? Et il lui dit: Moi, je suis comme toi, et mon peuple comme ton peuple; et je serai avec toi dans la guerre.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Ahab, der König von Israel, sprach zu Josaphat, dem König von Juda: Willst du mit mir nach Ramoth-Gilead ziehen? Und er sprach zu ihm: Ich will sein wie du, und mein Volk wie dein Volk, und will mit dir in den Streit ziehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dixitque Achab rex Israël ad Josaphat regem Juda: Veni mecum in Ramoth Galaad. Cui ille respondit: Ut ego, et tu: sicut populus tuus, sic et populus meus: tecumque erimus in bello.