Now Jehoshaphat had great riches and honor; and he allied himself by marriage with Ahab — Jehoshaphat's success (וַיְהִי לִיהוֹשָׁפָט עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד לָרֹב וַיִּתְחַתֵּן עִם־אַחְאָב) led to a fateful diplomatic error: marriage alliance with the northern king Ahab. The Chronicler emphasizes the danger inherent in northern association.

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