Citazione Commento su I Re 22:43

However, in its summary of Yehoshafat’s reign, after it praises him for “doing that which was proper in the eyes of Hashem” (Melachim I 22:43), Sefer Melachim criticizes Yehoshafat for his failure to remove the Bamot (Melachim I 22:44). Unlike its treatment of Asa’s reign, Sefer Melachim does not close its summary of Yehoshafat’s reign with a positive spiritual evaluation.⁶⁵While Melachim I 22:45 does mention that “Yehoshafat made peace with the king of Israel (Achav),” this cannot be interpreted as praise. As is clear from the rest of Sefer Melachim, Yehoshafat’s alliance with Achav is a dismal failure, as it results in the greater influence of Avodah Zarah in the Yehudah region. The alliance with Achav is formed via the marriage of Yehoshafat’s son Yehoram to Achav’s daughter Ataliah. Yehoram Melech Yehudah is negatively influenced by his wife Ataliah and breaks a streak of sixty-six years of righteous kings. See the later chapter, “Two Tales of Yehoshafat,” for a larger discussion of the outcome of this marriage. Additionally, while the rest of Melachim I 22 does relate more of Yehoshafat’s interactions, it does not explicitly evaluate any of them in spiritual terms. This difference in structure serves to subtly critique Yehoshafat for his failure to remove the Bamot from Yehudah. Additionally, the Navi’s usage of the word “Ach,” “but,” in his description of Yehoshafat’s failure comes to limit the previous accolade’s reach. No such coordinating conjunction is used in the Sefer’s summary of Asa’s reign.