1 Kings 22:50

“And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.”

"And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead." - 1 Kings 22:50
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What does 1 Kings 22:50 mean?

1 Kings 22:50 (KJV) says, "And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead." This verse comes at the end of the description of the reign of King Jehoshaphat, who ruled over the…

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The Legacy of Faith: Lessons from Jehoshaphat’s Reign

In 1 Kings 22:50, we read, "And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead." This verse signals not just the end of a king’s life but also the culmination of a legacy marked by…

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A Prayer for Legacy and Leadership

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with humble hearts, reflecting on the life of King Jehoshaphat as noted in the sacred text of 1 Kings 22:50, where it is written, "And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father…

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1 Kings 22:50 - "¶ And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead."
1 Kings 1:50 - "¶ And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar."
"¶ And Adonijah feared because of Solomon, and arose, and went, and caught hold on the horns of the altar." - 1 Kings 1:50
Jeremiah 50:22 - "A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction."
1 kings 22:19
1 Kings 7:50 - "And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold; and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple."
1 Kings 8:22
1 Kings 22:47 - "There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king."
1 Kings 22:44 - "And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel."
1 Kings 22:1 - "And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel."
1 Kings 1:22 - "¶ And, lo, while she yet talked with the king, Nathan the prophet also came in."
Luke 22:50 - "¶ And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear."
"A sound of battle is in the land, and of great destruction." - Jeremiah 50:22
Psalms 50:22 - "Now consider this, ye that forget God, lest I tear you in pieces, and there be none to deliver."
Genesis 50:22 - "¶ And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house: and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years."
1 Kings 22:37 - "¶ So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria."
1 Kings 8:50 - "And forgive thy people that have sinned against thee, and all their transgressions wherein they have transgressed against thee, and give them compassion before them who carried them captive, that they may have compassion on them:"
1 Kings 22:29 - "So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead."
1 Kings 22:45 - "Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
1 Kings 12:22 - "But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,"
"There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king." - 1 Kings 22:47
1 Kings 22:9 - "Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah."
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 7:22 - "And upon the top of the pillars was lily work: so was the work of the pillars finished."
Luke 7:50
Luke 7:50
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 22:21 - "And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will persuade him."
1 Kings 22:7 - "And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might enquire of him?"