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2 Chronicles 18:1
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KJ21
Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and allied himself through marriage ties with Ahab.
ASV
Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he joined affinity with Ahab.
AMP
Now Jehoshaphat had great wealth and honor, and was allied by marriage with Ahab.
AMPC
Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor, but was allied [by marriage] with Ahab.
BRG
Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.
CSB
Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and he made an alliance with Ahab through marriage.
CSBA
Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and he made an alliance with Ahab through marriage.
CEB
Even though Jehoshaphat already had great wealth and honor, he allied himself with Ahab through marriage.
CJB
Y’hoshafat had wealth and honor in abundance, and by marriage he allied himself with Ach’av.
CEV
Jehoshaphat was now very rich and famous. He signed a treaty with King Ahab of Israel by arranging the marriage of his son and Ahab's daughter.
DARBY
And Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance; and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.
DRA
Now Josaphat was rich and very glorious, and was joined by affinity to Achab.
ERV
Jehoshaphat became very rich and famous. He made an agreement with King Ahab through marriage.
EASY
Jehoshaphat became very rich. People respected him very much. His son married Ahab's daughter, so he and Ahab became friends.
EHV
Jehoshaphat had abundant riches and honor. He also formed a marriage alliance with Ahab.
ESV
Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor, and he made a marriage alliance with Ahab.
ESVUK
Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honour, and he made a marriage alliance with Ahab.
EXB
Jehoshaphat had much wealth and ·honor [esteem], and he made an ·agreement [alliance] with King Ahab through marriage [C his son married Athaliah, Ahab’s daughter; 21:6].
GNV
1 Jehoshaphat maketh affinity with Ahab. 10 Four hundred Prophets counsel Ahab to go to war. 16 Michaiah is against them. 23 Zedekiah smiteth him. 25 The king putteth him in prison. 29 The effect of his prophecy. And Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, but he was joined in affinity with Ahab.
GW
Jehoshaphat was wealthy and honorable and became Ahab’s in-law.
GNT
When King Jehoshaphat of Judah became rich and famous, he arranged a marriage between a member of his family and the family of King Ahab of Israel.
HCSB
Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and he made an alliance with Ahab through marriage.
ICB
Jehoshaphat had much wealth and honor. He made an agreement with King Ahab through marriage.
ISV
After Jehoshaphat had become wealthy and was enjoying abundant honor, he allied himself to Ahab.
JUB
¶ Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and married into the family of Ahab.
KJV
Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.
AKJV
Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.
LSB
Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he allied himself by marriage with Ahab.
LEB
Now Jehoshaphat had much wealth and honor, and he became son-in-law to Ahab.
TLB
But rich, popular King Jehoshaphat of Judah made a marriage alliance for his son with the daughter of King Ahab of Israel.
MSG
But even though Jehoshaphat was very rich and much honored, he made a marriage alliance with Ahab of Israel. Some time later he paid a visit to Ahab at Samaria. Ahab celebrated his visit with a feast—a huge barbecue with all the lamb and beef you could eat. But Ahab had a hidden agenda; he wanted Jehoshaphat’s support in attacking Ramoth Gilead. Then Ahab brought it into the open: “Will you join me in attacking Ramoth Gilead?” Jehoshaphat said, “You bet. I’m with you all the way; you can count on me and my troops.”
MEV
Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor, and he married into the family of Ahab.
NOG
Jehoshaphat was wealthy and honorable and became Ahab’s in-law.
NABRE
Jehoshaphat therefore had wealth and glory in abundance; but he became related to Ahab by marriage.
NASB
Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor; and he allied himself by marriage to Ahab.
NASB1995
Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor; and he allied himself by marriage with Ahab.
NCB
When Jehoshaphat had accumulated great wealth and honor, he allied himself to Ahab by marriage.
NCV
Jehoshaphat had much wealth and honor, and he made an agreement with King Ahab through marriage.
NET
Jehoshaphat was very wealthy and greatly respected. He made an alliance by marriage with Ahab,
NIRV
Jehoshaphat had great wealth and honor. He joined forces with Ahab by marrying Ahab’s daughter.
NIV
Now Jehoshaphat had great wealth and honor, and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.
NIVUK
Now Jehoshaphat had great wealth and honour, and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.
NKJV
Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and by marriage he allied himself with Ahab.
NLV
Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor. And by a marriage he was joined with Ahab.
NLT
Jehoshaphat enjoyed great riches and high esteem, and he made an alliance with Ahab of Israel by having his son marry Ahab’s daughter.
NRSVA
Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honour; and he made a marriage alliance with Ahab.
NRSVACE
Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honour; and he made a marriage alliance with Ahab.
NRSVCE
Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor; and he made a marriage alliance with Ahab.
NRSVUE
Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor, and he made a marriage alliance with Ahab.
OJB
Now Yehoshaphat had osher and kavod in abundance, and allied himself with Ach’av.
RGT
And Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance. And he became the son-in-law of Ahab.
RSV
Now Jehosh′aphat had great riches and honor; and he made a marriage alliance with Ahab.
RSVCE
Now Jehosh′aphat had great riches and honor; and he made a marriage alliance with Ahab.
TLV
Now Jehoshaphat had wealth and honor in abundance but he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.
VOICE
In spite of his great wealth and honor, Jehoshaphat still wanted an alliance with the Northern Kingdom. So he arranged for his son, Jehoram, to marry Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab, the king of Israel.
WEB
Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance; and he allied himself with Ahab.
WYC
Forsooth Jehoshaphat was full rich, and noble, and by affinity he was joined to Ahab. (Now Jehoshaphat was very rich, and noble, and by marriage he was joined to Ahab.)
YLT
And Jehoshaphat hath riches and honour in abundance, and joineth affinity to Ahab,
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