1Ki 22:4 | MHM | STEP | v. 4 : Ahab asked Jehoshaphat to join him in the war to recover Ramoth-Gilead ( v. 4 ). Ahab wanted the help of a good and successful king. Jehoshaphat agreed too quickly, saying, I am as you are, my people as your people ( v. 4 ). This was unwise because Jehoshaphat’s people were not as wicked as Ahab’s, and he should have been more careful about joining with someone who did not honor God. Sometimes good people get into trouble by being too friendly with those who do wrong. Some people think that by helping Ahab, Jehoshaphat was making up for his father’s mistake in joining Syria against Israel ( ch. 15:19-20 ).

‏ 1 Kings 22:4

v. 4: Ahab asked Jehoshaphat to join him in the war to recover Ramoth-Gilead (v. 4 ^a). Ahab wanted the help of a good and successful king. Jehoshaphat agreed too quickly, saying, I am as you are, my people as your people(v. 4 ^b). This was unwise because Jehoshaphat’s people were not as wicked as Ahab’s, and he should have been more careful about joining with someone who did not honor God. Sometimes good people get into trouble by being too friendly with those who do wrong. Some people think that by helping Ahab, Jehoshaphat was making up for his father’s mistake in joining Syria against Israel (ch. 15:19-20 ^c).