40
Ahab joined the members of his family who had already died. His son Ahaziah became the next king after him.
1 Kings 22:40 Meaning and Commentary
1 Kings 22:40
So Ahab slept with his fathers, and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead, ] Of whom more is said in the latter part of this chapter, and in the following book.
38
They washed the chariot at a pool in Samaria (where the prostitutes bathed), and the dogs licked up his blood, as the word of the LORD had declared.
39
As for the other events of Ahab’s reign, including all he did, the palace he built and adorned with ivory, and the cities he fortified, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?
40
Ahab rested with his ancestors. And Ahaziah his son succeeded him as king.
41
Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
42
Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.