Jehoshaphat, Ahab and Micaiah

"Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab." "I am as thou art, and my people as thy people."

"As the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak." "I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left… and there came out a spirit… I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets."

The Aramean captains surround Jehoshaphat, "but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him." "And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel."

Close to Kings

The chapter follows 1 Kings 22:1–35 closely. Chronicles adds that God helped Jehoshaphat when he cried out, and omits Kings' epilogue on Ahab's death and burial. Both have Micaiah's final "Hearken, all ye people" (absent from the library's Greek of Kings).

The marriage alliance

Jehoram of Judah married Athaliah, Ahab's daughter (21:6). Chronicles opens with this alliance, which will nearly destroy David's line (chapter 22).