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?”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. First with Ahab, with whom he contracted an affinity, and joined…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The ivory house - So called from the character of its ornamentation. Ivory was largely used in the ancient world as a…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Ivory house - A royal palace which he built in Samaria, decorated with ivory, and hence called the ivory house. Amos the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Kings 22:29-40
The matter in contest between God's prophet and Ahab's prophets is here soon determined, and it is made to appear which…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the ivory house that he made[R.V. built] The verb is the same as in the next clause. The house was of course not of…
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