열왕기상 15:16의 인용 해설

Yehoshafat is described by Sefer Melachim as a fairly righteous king. This indicates that his motives for marrying off his son to Achav’s daughter are noble. On a simple level, Yehoshafat ascribes tremendous import to the unity of Am Yisrael. He, therefore, dismisses any concerns that may arise from his son marrying an individual raised with entirely foreign values in a home steeped in Avodah Zarah. Yehoshafat feels the overriding importance of seizing the opportunity to end generations-long divisions between the Northern and Southern Kingdoms, which even at times result in horrifyingly bloody civil wars.¹³¹For example, the war between Asa (Yehoshafat’s father), and Ba’asha, the king of the Northern Kingdom (Melachim I 15:16).