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1 Kings 22:1

And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.

KJV

Transierunt igitur tres anni absque bello inter Syriam et Israël.

Vulgate

Καὶ ἐκάθισεν τρία ἔτη καὶ οὐκ ἦν πόλεμος ἀνὰ μέσον Συρίας καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον Ἰσραήλ.

LXX

And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel.

ASV

וַ/יֵּשְׁב֖וּ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֑ים אֵ֚ין מִלְחָמָ֔ה בֵּ֥ין אֲרָ֖ם וּ/בֵ֥ין יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲרָ֔ם
'rm
proper_noun · 133×
אֵ֥ין
'yn
noun · 787×
בֵּ֥ין
byn
noun · 405×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
מִּלְחָמָ֔ה
mlchmh
noun · 316×
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת
shlsht
adjective · 429×
שָׁנָ֔ה
shnh
verb · 877×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Covers Solomon's accession, the building of the First Temple, the visit of the Queen of Sheba, Solomon's apostasy, the division of the kingdom under Rehoboam and Jeroboam, and the early kings of Israel and Judah through Ahab and Elijah. Josephus's description of Solomon's Temple supplements the biblical account with Hellenistic architectural parallels.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 22:2 — And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.