King Jehoshaphat was the fourth king of Judah under the divided monarchy, the son of Asa. We are first introduced to him in 1 Kings 15:24

KJV 24 And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead.

CEV 24 Asa died and was buried in the tomb of his ancestors in Jerusalem. His son Jehoshaphat then became king.

but are told nothing more than that he succeeded Asa. Later, 1 Kings 22:42

KJV 42 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

CEV 42 Jehoshaphat was 35 years old when he became king, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 25 years. His mother was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.

tells us that he was 35 years old when he began his reign and that he reigned 25 years (from 873 to 848 BC). First Kings 22

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O Lord; call upon his "]}, {"chapter": 106, "type": "verse", "content": ["Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the "]}, {"chapter": 107, "type": "verse", "content": ["O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: "]}, {"chapter": 108, "type": "verse", "content": ["O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my "]}, {"chapter": 109, "type": "verse", "content": ["Hold not thy peace, O God of my "]}, {"chapter": 110, "type": "verse", "content": ["The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my "]}, {"chapter": 111, "type": "verse", "content": ["Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord. Blessed is the man that "]}, {"chapter": 113, "type": "verse", "content": ["Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of "]}, {"chapter": 114, "type": "verse", "content": ["When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange "]}, {"chapter": 115, "type": "verse", "content": ["Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy "]}, {"chapter": 116, "type": "verse", "content": ["I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice "]}, {"chapter": 117, "type": "verse", "content": ["O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, "]}, {"chapter": 118, "type": "verse", "content": ["O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: "]}, {"chapter": 119, "type": "verse", "content": ["Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord, and he "]}, {"chapter": 121, "type": "verse", "content": ["I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my "]}, {"chapter": 122, "type": "verse", "content": ["I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord who was on our "]}, {"chapter": 125, "type": "verse", "content": ["They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount "]}, {"chapter": 126, "type": "verse", "content": ["When the Lord turned again the captivity of "]}, {"chapter": 127, "type": "verse", "content": ["Except the Lord build the house, they labour in "]}, {"chapter": 128, "type": "verse", "content": ["Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; "]}, {"chapter": 129, "type": "verse", "content": ["Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now "]}, {"chapter": 130, "type": "verse", "content": ["Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord, all ye servants of "]}, {"chapter": 135, "type": "verse", "content": ["Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the "]}, {"chapter": 136, "type": "verse", "content": ["O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: "]}, {"chapter": 137, "type": "verse", "content": ["By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered "]}, {"chapter": 138, "type": "verse", "content": ["I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto "]}, {"chapter": 139, "type": "verse", "content": ["O lord, thou hast searched me, and known "]}, {"chapter": 140, "type": "verse", "content": ["Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve "]}, {"chapter": 141, "type": "verse", "content": ["Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry "]}, {"chapter": 142, "type": "verse", "content": ["I cried unto the Lord with my voice; with my "]}, {"chapter": 143, "type": "verse", "content": ["Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my "]}, {"chapter": 144, "type": "verse", "content": ["Blessed be the Lord my strength which teacheth "]}, {"chapter": 145, "type": "verse", "content": ["I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and "]}, {"chapter": 146, "type": "verse", "content": ["Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord: for it is good to sing "]}, {"chapter": 148, "type": "verse", "content": ["Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord. Praise God in his "]}], "intro": false}, {"display": "Proverbs", "osis": "Prov", "testament": "OT", "num_chapters": 31, "chapters": [{"chapter": 1, "type": "verse", "content": ["The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of "]}, {"chapter": 2, "type": "verse", "content": ["My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with "]}, {"chapter": 3, "type": "verse", "content": ["My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my "]}, {"chapter": 4, "type": "verse", "content": ["Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know "]}, {"chapter": 5, "type": "verse", "content": ["My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my "]}, {"chapter": 6, "type": "verse", "content": ["My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a "]}, {"chapter": 7, "type": "verse", "content": ["My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with "]}, {"chapter": 8, "type": "verse", "content": ["Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her "]}, {"chapter": 9, "type": "verse", "content": ["Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven "]}, {"chapter": 10, "type": "verse", "content": ["The proverbs of Solomon. 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and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's "]}, {"chapter": 9, "type": "verse", "content": ["For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the "]}, {"chapter": 10, "type": "verse", "content": ["Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking "]}, {"chapter": 11, "type": "verse", "content": ["Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many "]}, {"chapter": 12, "type": "verse", "content": ["Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come "]}], "intro": false}, {"display": "Song of Solomon", "osis": "Song", "testament": "OT", "num_chapters": 8, "chapters": [{"chapter": 1, "type": "verse", "content": ["The song of songs, which is "]}, {"chapter": 2, "type": "verse", "content": ["I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the "]}, {"chapter": 3, "type": "verse", "content": ["By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found "]}, {"chapter": 4, "type": "verse", "content": ["Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes "]}, {"chapter": 5, "type": "verse", "content": ["I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with "]}, {"chapter": 6, "type": "verse", "content": ["Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved "]}, {"chapter": 7, "type": "verse", "content": ["How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy "]}, {"chapter": 8, "type": "verse", "content": ["O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I "]}], "intro": false}, {"display": "Isaiah", "osis": "Isa", "testament": "OT", "num_chapters": 66, "chapters": [{"chapter": 1, "type": "verse", "content": ["The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and "]}, {"chapter": 2, "type": "verse", "content": ["The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and "]}, {"chapter": 3, "type": "verse", "content": ["For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth "]}, {"chapter": 4, "type": "verse", "content": ["And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our "]}, {"chapter": 5, "type": "verse", "content": ["Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. 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Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought "]}, {"chapter": 16, "type": "verse", "content": ["Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the "]}, {"chapter": 17, "type": "verse", "content": ["The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and "]}, {"chapter": 18, "type": "verse", "content": ["Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of "]}, {"chapter": 19, "type": "verse", "content": ["The burden of Egypt. Behold, the Lord rideth "]}, {"chapter": 20, "type": "verse", "content": ["In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent "]}, {"chapter": 21, "type": "verse", "content": ["The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; "]}, {"chapter": 22, "type": "verse", "content": ["The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly "]}, {"chapter": 23, "type": "verse", "content": ["The burden of Tyre. 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And Isaiah the prophet the son of "]}, {"chapter": 39, "type": "verse", "content": ["At that time Merodachbaladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters "]}, {"chapter": 40, "type": "verse", "content": ["Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your "]}, {"chapter": 41, "type": "verse", "content": ["Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let "]}, {"chapter": 42, "type": "verse", "content": ["Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I "]}, {"chapter": 43, "type": "verse", "content": ["But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, "]}, {"chapter": 44, "type": "verse", "content": ["Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have "]}, {"chapter": 45, "type": "verse", "content": ["Thus saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, "]}, {"chapter": 46, "type": "verse", "content": ["Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the "]}, {"chapter": 47, "type": "verse", "content": ["Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the "]}, {"chapter": 48, "type": "verse", "content": ["Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are "]}, {"chapter": 49, "type": "verse", "content": ["Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord, Where is the bill of your "]}, {"chapter": 51, "type": "verse", "content": ["Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do "]}, {"chapter": 57, "type": "verse", "content": ["The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are "]}, {"chapter": 58, "type": "verse", "content": ["Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people "]}, {"chapter": 59, "type": "verse", "content": ["Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that "]}, {"chapter": 60, "type": "verse", "content": ["Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the God is upon me; because "]}, {"chapter": 62, "type": "verse", "content": ["For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not "]}, {"chapter": 63, "type": "verse", "content": ["Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is "]}, {"chapter": 64, "type": "verse", "content": ["Oh that thou wouldest rend the heavens, that thou wouldest come down, that the "]}, {"chapter": 65, "type": "verse", "content": ["I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me "]}, {"chapter": 66, "type": "verse", "content": ["Thus saith the Lord, The heaven is my throne, "]}], "intro": false}, {"display": "Jeremiah", "osis": "Jer", "testament": "OT", "num_chapters": 52, "chapters": [{"chapter": 1, "type": "verse", "content": ["The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth "]}, {"chapter": 2, "type": "verse", "content": ["Moreover the word of the Lord came to me, "]}, {"chapter": 3, "type": "verse", "content": ["They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another "]}, {"chapter": 4, "type": "verse", "content": ["If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the Lord, "]}, {"chapter": 5, "type": "verse", "content": ["Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and "]}, {"chapter": 6, "type": "verse", "content": ["O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of "]}, {"chapter": 7, "type": "verse", "content": ["The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, "]}, {"chapter": 8, "type": "verse", "content": ["At that time, saith the Lord, they shall bring "]}, {"chapter": 9, "type": "verse", "content": ["Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might "]}, {"chapter": 10, "type": "verse", "content": ["Hear ye the word which the Lord speaketh unto "]}, {"chapter": 11, "type": "verse", "content": ["The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord "]}, {"chapter": 12, "type": "verse", "content": ["Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with "]}, {"chapter": 13, "type": "verse", "content": ["Thus saith the Lord unto me, Go and get thee a "]}, {"chapter": 14, "type": "verse", "content": ["The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah "]}, {"chapter": 15, "type": "verse", "content": ["Then said the Lord unto me, Though Moses and "]}, {"chapter": 16, "type": "verse", "content": ["The word of the Lord came also unto me, "]}, {"chapter": 17, "type": "verse", "content": ["The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a "]}, {"chapter": 18, "type": "verse", "content": ["The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, "]}, {"chapter": 19, "type": "verse", "content": ["Thus saith the Lord, Go and get a potter's "]}, {"chapter": 20, "type": "verse", "content": ["Now Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who was also chief governor in the "]}, {"chapter": 21, "type": "verse", "content": ["The word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord; 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CEV

gives a brief account of his reign with 2 Chronicles 17-22

KJV 1 And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel. 2 And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken. 3 And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim; 4 But sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel. 5 Therefore the Lord stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance. 6 And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah. 7 Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Benhail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah. 8 And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests. 9 And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the Lord with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people. 10 And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat. 11 Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats. 12 And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store. 13 And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem. 14 And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand. 15 And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand. 16 And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the Lord; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour. 17 And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand. 18 And next him was Jehozabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war. 19 These waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah. 1 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab. 2 And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramothgilead. 3 And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramothgilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war. 4 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to day. 5 Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king's hand. 6 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him? 7 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. 8 And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla. 9 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them. 10 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the Lord, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed. 11 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 12 And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of their's, and speak thou good. 13 And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak. 14 And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand. 15 And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the Lord? 16 Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace. 17 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil? 18 Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the Lord; I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left. 19 And the Lord said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner. 20 Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? 21 And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so. 22 Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee. 23 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee? 24 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself. 25 Then the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son; 26 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace. 27 And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the Lord spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people. 28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead. 29 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and I will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle. 30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel. 31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him; and God moved them to depart from him. 32 For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back again from pursuing him. 33 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded. 34 And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even: and about the time of the sun going down he died. 1 And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem. 2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord. 3 Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God. 4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beersheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the Lord God of their fathers. 5 And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city, 6 And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment. 7 Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts. 8 Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the Lord, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem. 9 And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. 10 And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in your cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the Lord, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass. 11 And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the Lord; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the Lord shall be with the good. 1 It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. 2 Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar, which is Engedi. 3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. 4 And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the Lord: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord. 5 And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, before the new court, 6 And said, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee? 7 Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever? 8 And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying, 9 If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help. 10 And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not; 11 Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit. 12 O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee. 13 And all Judah stood before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. 14 Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the Lord in the midst of the congregation; 15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's. 16 To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel. 17 Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you. 18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the Lord, worshipping the Lord. 19 And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high. 20 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. 21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the Lord; for his mercy endureth for ever. 22 And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten. 23 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another. 24 And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped. 25 And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much. 26 And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the Lord: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day. 27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the Lord had made them to rejoice over their enemies. 28 And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the Lord. 29 And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel. 30 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about. 31 And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 32 And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord. 33 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers. 34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel. 35 And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly: 36 And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongaber. 37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish. 1 Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead. 2 And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel. 3 And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn. 4 Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel. 5 Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord. 7 Howbeit the Lord would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever. 8 In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king. 9 Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains of the chariots. 10 So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he had forsaken the Lord God of his fathers. 11 Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled Judah thereto. 12 And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah, 13 But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's house, which were better than thyself: 14 Behold, with a great plague will the Lord smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods: 15 And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day. 16 Moreover the Lord stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians: 17 And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons. 18 And after all this the Lord smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease. 19 And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers. 20 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings. 1 And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned. 2 Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri. 3 He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly. 4 Wherefore he did evil in the sight of the Lord like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellors after the death of his father to his destruction. 5 He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramothgilead: and the Syrians smote Joram. 6 And he returned to be healed in Jezreel because of the wounds which were given him at Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Azariah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Jehoram the son of Ahab at Jezreel, because he was sick. 7 And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab. 8 And it came to pass, that, when Jehu was executing judgment upon the house of Ahab, and found the princes of Judah, and the sons of the brethren of Ahaziah, that ministered to Ahaziah, he slew them. 9 And he sought Ahaziah: and they caught him, (for he was hid in Samaria,) and brought him to Jehu: and when they had slain him, they buried him: Because, said they, he is the son of Jehoshaphat, who sought the Lord with all his heart. So the house of Ahaziah had no power to keep still the kingdom. 10 But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah. 11 But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not. 12 And he was with them hid in the house of God six years: and Athaliah reigned over the land.

CEV 1 Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king and strengthened his defenses against Israel. 2 He assigned troops to the fortified cities in Judah, as well as to other towns in Judah and to those towns in Ephraim that his father Asa had captured. 3-4 When Jehoshaphat's father had first become king of Judah, he was faithful to the Lord and refused to worship the god Baal as the kings of Israel did. Jehoshaphat followed his father's example and obeyed and worshiped the Lord. And so the Lord blessed Jehoshaphat 5 and helped him keep firm control of his kingdom. The people of Judah brought gifts to Jehoshaphat, but even after he became very rich and respected, 6 he remained completely faithful to the Lord. He destroyed all the local shrines in Judah, including the places where the goddess Asherah was worshiped. 7 In the third year of Jehoshaphat's rule, he chose five officials and gave them orders to teach the Lord's Law in every city and town in Judah. They were Benhail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah. 8 Their assistants were the following nine Levites: Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah. Two priests, Elishama and Jehoram, also went along. 9 They carried with them a copy of the Lord's Law wherever they went and taught the people from it. 10 The nations around Judah were afraid of the Lord's power, so none of them attacked Jehoshaphat. 11 Philistines brought him silver and other gifts to keep peace. Some of the Arab people brought him 7,700 rams and the same number of goats. 12 As Jehoshaphat became more powerful, he built fortresses and cities 13 where he stored supplies. He also kept in Jerusalem some experienced soldiers 14 from the Judah and Benjamin tribes. These soldiers were grouped according to their clans. Adnah was the commander of the troops from Judah, and he had 300,000 soldiers under his command. 15 Jehohanan was second in command, with 280,000 soldiers under him. 16 Amasiah son of Zichri, who had volunteered to serve the Lord, was third in command, with 200,000 soldiers under him. 17 Eliada was a brave warrior who commanded the troops from Benjamin. He had 200,000 soldiers under his command, all of them armed with bows and shields. 18 Jehozabad was second in command, with 180,000 soldiers under him. 19 These were the troops who protected the king in Jerusalem, not counting those he had assigned to the fortified cities throughout the country. (1 Kings 22. 1-28) 1 Jehoshaphat was now very rich and famous. He signed a treaty with King Ahab of Israel by arranging the marriage of his son and Ahab's daughter. 2 One day, Jehoshaphat went to visit Ahab in his capital city of Samaria. Ahab slaughtered sheep and cattle and prepared a big feast to honor Jehoshaphat and the officials with him. Ahab talked about attacking the city of Ramoth in Gilead, 3 and finally asked, “Jehoshaphat, would you go with me to attack Ramoth?” “Yes,” Jehoshaphat answered. “My army is at your command. 4 But first let's ask the Lord what to do.” 5 Ahab sent for 400 prophets and asked, “Should I attack the city of Ramoth?” “Yes!” the prophets answered. “God will help you capture the city.” 6 But Jehoshaphat said, “Just to make sure, is there another of the Lord's prophets we can ask?” 7 “We could ask Micaiah son of Imlah,” Ahab said. “But I hate Micaiah. He always has bad news for me.” “Don't say that!” Jehoshaphat replied. 8 Then Ahab sent someone to bring Micaiah as soon as possible. 9 All this time, Ahab and Jehoshaphat were dressed in their royal robes and were seated on their thrones at the threshing place near the gate of Samaria, listening to the prophets tell them what the Lord had said. 10 Zedekiah son of Chenaanah was one of the prophets. He had made some horns out of iron and shouted, “Ahab, the Lord says you will attack the Syrians like a bull with iron horns and wipe them out!” 11 All the prophets agreed that Ahab should attack the Syrians at Ramoth and promised that the Lord would help him defeat them. 12 Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah whispered, “Micaiah, all the prophets have good news for Ahab. Now go and say the same thing.” 13 “I'll say whatever the living Lord my God tells me to say,” Micaiah replied. 14 Then Micaiah went up to Ahab, who asked, “Micaiah, should we attack Ramoth?” “Yes!” Micaiah answered. “The Lord will help you capture the city.” 15 Ahab shouted, “Micaiah, I've told you over and over to tell me the truth! What does the Lord really say?” 16 Micaiah answered, “In a vision I saw Israelite soldiers wandering around, lost in the hills like sheep without a shepherd. The Lord said, ‘These troops have no leader. They should go home and not fight.’ ” 17 Ahab turned to Jehoshaphat and said, “I told you he would bring me bad news!” 18 Micaiah replied: I then saw the Lord seated on his throne with every creature in heaven gathered around him. 19 The Lord asked, “Who can trick Ahab and make him go to Ramoth where he will be killed?”They talked about it for a while, 20 then finally a spirit came forward and said to the Lord, “I can trick Ahab.” “How?” the Lord asked. 21 “I'll make Ahab's prophets lie to him.” “Good!” the Lord replied. “Now go and do it. You will be successful.” 22 Ahab, this is exactly what has happened. The Lord made all your prophets lie to you, and he knows you will soon be destroyed. 23 Zedekiah walked over and slapped Micaiah on the face. Then he asked, “Do you really think the Lord would speak to you and not to me?” 24 Micaiah answered, “You'll find out on the day you have to hide in the back room of some house.” 25 Ahab shouted, “Arrest Micaiah! Take him to Prince Joash and Governor Amon of Samaria. 26 Tell them to put him in prison and to give him nothing but bread and water until I come back safely.” 27 Micaiah said, “If you do come back, I was wrong about what the Lord wanted me to say.” Then he told the crowd, “Don't forget what I said!” (1 Kings 22. 29-35) 28 Ahab and Jehoshaphat led their armies to Ramoth in Gilead. 29 Before they went into battle, Ahab said, “Jehoshaphat, I'll disguise myself, but you wear your royal robe.” Ahab disguised himself and went into battle. 30 The king of Syria had ordered his chariot commanders to attack only Ahab. 31 So when they saw Jehoshaphat in his robe, they thought he was Ahab and started to attack him. But Jehoshaphat prayed, and the Lord made the Syrian soldiers stop. 32 And when they realized he wasn't Ahab, they left him alone. 33 However, during the fighting a soldier shot an arrow without even aiming, and it hit Ahab between two pieces of his armor. He shouted to his chariot driver, “I've been hit! Get me out of here!” 34 The fighting lasted all day, with Ahab propped up in his chariot so he could see the Syrian troops. He stayed there until evening, and by sundown he was dead. 1 Jehoshaphat returned safely to his palace in Jerusalem. 2 But the prophet Jehu son of Hanani met him and said: By helping that wicked Ahab, you have made friends with someone who hates the Lord. Now the Lord God is angry with you! 3 But not everything about you is bad. You destroyed the sacred poles used in worshiping the goddess Asherah — that shows you have tried to obey the Lord. 4 Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, but he often traveled through his kingdom, from Beersheba in the south to the edge of the hill country of Ephraim in the north. He talked with the people and convinced them to turn back to the Lord God and worship him, just as their ancestors had done. 5 He assigned judges to each of the fortified cities in Judah 6 and told them: Be careful when you make your decisions in court, because you are judging by the Lord's standards and not by human standards, and he will know what you decide. 7 So do your work in honor of him and know that he won't allow you to be unfair to anyone or to take bribes. 8 Jehoshaphat also chose some Levites, some priests, and some of the family leaders, and he appointed them to serve as judges in Jerusalem. 9 He told them: Faithfully serve the Lord! 10 The people of Judah will bring you legal cases that involve every type of crime, including murder. You must settle these cases and warn the people to stop sinning against the Lord, so that he won't get angry and punish Judah. Remember, if you follow these instructions, you won't be held responsible for anything that happens. 11 Amariah the high priest will have the final say in any religious case. And Zebadiah, the leader of the Judah tribe, will have the final say in all other cases. The rest of the Levites will serve as your assistants. Be brave, and I pray that the Lord will help you do right. 1 Some time later, the armies of Moab and Ammon, together with the Meunites, went to war against Jehoshaphat. 2 Messengers told Jehoshaphat, “A large army from Edom east of the Dead Sea has invaded our country. They have already reached En-Gedi.” 3 Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he asked the Lord what to do. He then told the people of Judah to go without eating to show their sorrow. 4 They immediately left for Jerusalem to ask for the Lord's help. 5 After everyone from Judah and Jerusalem had come together at the Lord's temple, Jehoshaphat stood in front of the new courtyard 6 and prayed: You, Lord, are the God our ancestors worshiped, and from heaven you rule every nation in the world. You are so powerful that no one can defeat you. 7 Our God, you forced out the nations who lived in this land before your people Israel came here, and you gave it to the descendants of your friend Abraham forever. 8 Our ancestors lived in this land and built a temple to honor you. 9 They believed that whenever this land is struck by war or disease or famine, your people can pray to you at the temple, and you will hear their prayer and save them. 10 You can see that the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Edom are attacking us! Those are the nations you would not let our ancestors invade on their way from Egypt, so these nations were not destroyed. 11 Now they are coming to take back the land you gave us. 12 Aren't you going to punish them? We won't stand a chance when this army attacks. We don't know what to do — we are begging for your help. 13 While every man, woman, and child of Judah was standing there at the temple, 14 the Lord's Spirit suddenly spoke to Jahaziel, a Levite from the Asaph clan. 15 Then Jahaziel said: Your Majesty and everyone from Judah and Jerusalem, the Lord says that you don't need to be afraid or let this powerful army discourage you. God will fight on your side! 16 So here's what you must do. Tomorrow the enemy armies will march through the desert around the town of Jeruel. March down and meet them at the town of Ziz as they come up the valley. 17 You won't even have to fight. Just take your positions and watch the Lord rescue you from your enemy. Don't be afraid. Just do as you're told. And as you march out tomorrow, the Lord will be there with you. 18 Jehoshaphat bowed low to the ground and everyone worshiped the Lord. 19 Then some Levites from the Kohath and Korah clans stood up and shouted praises to the Lord God of Israel. 20 Early the next morning, as everyone got ready to leave for the desert near Tekoa, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Listen my friends, if we trust the Lord God and believe what these prophets have told us, the Lord will help us, and we will be successful.” 21 Then he explained his plan and appointed men to march in front of the army and praise the Lord for his holy power by singing: “Praise the Lord! His love never ends.” 22 As soon as they began singing, the Lord confused the enemy camp, 23 so that the Ammonite and Moabite troops attacked and completely destroyed those from Edom. Then they turned against each other and fought until the entire camp was wiped out! 24 When Judah's army reached the tower that overlooked the desert, they saw that every soldier in the enemy's army was lying dead on the ground. 25 So Jehoshaphat and his troops went into the camp to carry away everything of value. They found a large herd of livestock, a lot of equipment, clothes, and other valuable things. It took them three days to carry it all away, and there was still some left over. 26 Then on the fourth day, everyone came together in Beracah Valley and sang praises to the Lord. That's why that place was called Praise Valley. 27-28 Jehoshaphat led the crowd back to Jerusalem. And as they marched, they played harps and blew trumpets. They were very happy because the Lord had given them victory over their enemies, so when they reached the city, they went straight to the temple. 29 When the other nations heard how the Lord had fought against Judah's enemies, they were too afraid 30 to invade Judah. The Lord let Jehoshaphat's kingdom be at peace. (1 Kings 22. 41-50) 31 Jehoshaphat was 35 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 25 years. His mother was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. 32 Jehoshaphat obeyed the Lord, just as his father Asa had done, 33 but he did not destroy the local shrines. So the people still worshiped foreign gods, instead of faithfully serving the God their ancestors had worshiped. 34 Everything else Jehoshaphat did while he was king is written in the records of Jehu son of Hanani that are included in The History of the Kings of Israel . 35 While Jehoshaphat was king, he signed a peace treaty with Ahaziah the wicked king of Israel. 36 They agreed to build several seagoing ships at Ezion-Geber. 37 But the prophet Eliezer warned Jehoshaphat, “The Lord will destroy these ships because you have supported Ahaziah.” The ships were wrecked and never sailed. 1 Jehoshaphat died and was buried beside his ancestors in Jerusalem, and his son Jehoram became king. (2 Kings 8. 16-24) 2 King Jehoshaphat had seven sons: Jehoram, Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah. 3 Jehoshaphat gave each of them silver and gold, as well as other valuable gifts. He also put them in charge of the fortified cities in Judah, but he had chosen his oldest son Jehoram to succeed him as king. 4 After Jehoram had taken control of Judah, he had his brothers killed, as well as some of the nation's leaders. 5 He was 32 years old when he became king, and he ruled eight years from Jerusalem. 6 Jehoram married Ahab's daughter and followed the sinful example of Ahab's family and the other kings of Israel. He disobeyed the Lord by doing wrong, 7 but because the Lord had made a solemn promise to King David that someone from his family would always rule in Judah, he refused to wipe out David's descendants. 8 While Jehoram was king, the people of Edom rebelled and chose their own king. 9 Jehoram, his officers, and his cavalry marched to Edom, where the Edomite army surrounded them. He escaped during the night, 10 but Judah was never able to regain control of Edom. Even the town of Libnah rebelled at that time. Those things happened because Jehoram had turned away from the Lord, the God his ancestors had worshiped. 11 Jehoram even built local shrines in the hills of Judah and let the people sin against the Lord by worshiping foreign gods. 12 One day, Jehoram received a letter from Elijah the prophet that said: I have a message for you from the Lord God your ancestor David worshiped. He knows that you have not followed the example of Jehoshaphat your father or Asa your grandfather. 13 Instead you have acted like those sinful kings of Israel and have encouraged the people of Judah to stop worshiping the Lord, just as Ahab and his descendants did. You even murdered your own brothers, who were better men than you. 14 Because you have done these terrible things, the Lord will severely punish the people in your kingdom, including your own family, and he will destroy everything you own. 15 You will be struck with a painful stomach disease and suffer until you die. 16 The Lord later caused the Philistines and the Arabs who lived near the Ethiopians to become angry with Jehoram. 17 They invaded Judah and stole the royal property from the palace, and they led Jehoram's wives and sons away as prisoners. The only one left behind was Ahaziah, his youngest son. 18 After this happened, the Lord struck Jehoram with an incurable stomach disease. 19 About two years later, Jehoram died in terrible pain. No bonfire was built to honor him, even though the people had done this for his ancestors. 20 Jehoram was 32 years old when he became king, and he ruled 8 years from Jerusalem. He died, and no one even felt sad. He was buried in Jerusalem, but not in the royal tombs. (2 Kings 8. 25-29; 9. 21,27,28) 1 Earlier, when the Arabs led a raid against Judah, they killed all of Jehoram's sons, except Ahaziah, the youngest one. So the people of Jerusalem crowned him their king. 2 He was 22 years old at the time, and he ruled only one year from Jerusalem. Ahaziah's mother was Athaliah, a granddaughter of King Omri of Israel, 3 and she encouraged her son to sin against the Lord. He followed the evil example of King Ahab and his descendants. 4 In fact, after his father's death, Ahaziah sinned against the Lord by appointing some of Ahab's relatives to be his advisors. Their advice led to his downfall. 5 He listened to them and went with King Joram of Israel to attack King Hazael and the Syrian troops at Ramoth in Gilead. Joram was wounded in that battle, 6 and he went to the town of Jezreel to recover. And Ahaziah later went there to visit him. 7 It was during that visit that God had Ahaziah put to death. When Ahaziah arrived at Jezreel, he and Joram went to meet with Jehu grandson of Nimshi. The Lord had already told Jehu to kill every male in Ahab's family, 8 and while Jehu was doing that, he saw some of Judah's leaders and Ahaziah's nephews who had come with Ahaziah. Jehu killed them on the spot, 9 then gave orders to find Ahaziah. Jehu's officers found him hiding in Samaria. They brought Ahaziah to Jehu, who immediately put him to death. They buried Ahaziah only because they respected Jehoshaphat his grandfather, who had done his best to obey the Lord. There was no one from Ahaziah's family left to become king of Judah. (2 Kings 11. 1-3) 10 As soon as Athaliah heard that her son King Ahaziah was dead, she decided to kill any relative who could possibly become king. She would have done just that, 11 but Jehosheba rescued Joash son of Ahaziah just as the others were about to be murdered. Jehosheba, who was Jehoram's daughter and Ahaziah's half sister, was married to Jehoiada the priest. So she was able to hide her nephew Joash and his personal servant in a bedroom in the Lord's temple where he was safe from Athaliah. 12 Joash hid in the temple with them for six years while Athaliah ruled as queen of Judah.

giving a more comprehensive account.

Spiritually, Jehoshaphat began his reign in a positive way. 2 Chronicles 17:3-6

KJV 3 And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim; 4 But sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel. 5 Therefore the Lord stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance. 6 And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.

CEV 3-4 When Jehoshaphat's father had first become king of Judah, he was faithful to the Lord and refused to worship the god Baal as the kings of Israel did. Jehoshaphat followed his father's example and obeyed and worshiped the Lord. And so the Lord blessed Jehoshaphat 5 and helped him keep firm control of his kingdom. The people of Judah brought gifts to Jehoshaphat, but even after he became very rich and respected, 6 he remained completely faithful to the Lord. He destroyed all the local shrines in Judah, including the places where the goddess Asherah was worshiped.

gives this commendation: “The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of his father David before him. He did not consult the Baals but sought the God of his father and followed his commands rather than the practices of Israel. The Lord established the kingdom under his control; and all Judah brought gifts to Jehoshaphat, so that he had great wealth and honor. His heart was devoted to the ways of the Lord; furthermore, he removed the high places and the Asherah poles from Judah.” In addition, Jehoshaphat sent men throughout the kingdom to teach the people the Law of God (2 Chronicles 17:7-9

KJV 7 Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Benhail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah. 8 And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests. 9 And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the Lord with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.

CEV 7 In the third year of Jehoshaphat's rule, he chose five officials and gave them orders to teach the Lord's Law in every city and town in Judah. They were Benhail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah. 8 Their assistants were the following nine Levites: Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah. Two priests, Elishama and Jehoram, also went along. 9 They carried with them a copy of the Lord's Law wherever they went and taught the people from it.

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Militarily, Jehoshaphat fortified his defenses, primarily against the northern kingdom of Israel (2 Chronicles 17:1-3

KJV 1 And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel. 2 And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken. 3 And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;

CEV 1 Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king and strengthened his defenses against Israel. 2 He assigned troops to the fortified cities in Judah, as well as to other towns in Judah and to those towns in Ephraim that his father Asa had captured. 3-4 When Jehoshaphat's father had first become king of Judah, he was faithful to the Lord and refused to worship the god Baal as the kings of Israel did. Jehoshaphat followed his father's example and obeyed and worshiped the Lord. And so the Lord blessed Jehoshaphat

). The surrounding nations feared Judah and brought tribute (2 Chronicles 17:10-19

KJV 10 And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat. 11 Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats. 12 And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store. 13 And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem. 14 And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand. 15 And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand. 16 And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the Lord; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour. 17 And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand. 18 And next him was Jehozabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war. 19 These waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.

CEV 10 The nations around Judah were afraid of the Lord's power, so none of them attacked Jehoshaphat. 11 Philistines brought him silver and other gifts to keep peace. Some of the Arab people brought him 7,700 rams and the same number of goats. 12 As Jehoshaphat became more powerful, he built fortresses and cities 13 where he stored supplies. He also kept in Jerusalem some experienced soldiers 14 from the Judah and Benjamin tribes. These soldiers were grouped according to their clans. Adnah was the commander of the troops from Judah, and he had 300,000 soldiers under his command. 15 Jehohanan was second in command, with 280,000 soldiers under him. 16 Amasiah son of Zichri, who had volunteered to serve the Lord, was third in command, with 200,000 soldiers under him. 17 Eliada was a brave warrior who commanded the troops from Benjamin. He had 200,000 soldiers under his command, all of them armed with bows and shields. 18 Jehozabad was second in command, with 180,000 soldiers under him. 19 These were the troops who protected the king in Jerusalem, not counting those he had assigned to the fortified cities throughout the country.

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After making peace with Israel, Jehoshaphat apparently tried to reach out to Ahab, the king of Israel. Ahab was one of the wickedest kings of Israel, and Jehoshaphat could not have been ignorant of his character. First Kings 22

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They are corrupt, they have "]}, {"chapter": 15, "type": "verse", "content": ["Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy "]}, {"chapter": 16, "type": "verse", "content": ["Preserve me, O God: for in thee do I put my "]}, {"chapter": 17, "type": "verse", "content": ["Hear the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, "]}, {"chapter": 18, "type": "verse", "content": ["I will love thee, O Lord, my "]}, {"chapter": 19, "type": "verse", "content": ["The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his "]}, {"chapter": 20, "type": "verse", "content": ["The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the "]}, {"chapter": 21, "type": "verse", "content": ["The king shall joy in thy strength, O Lord; and "]}, {"chapter": 22, "type": "verse", "content": ["My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, "]}, {"chapter": 23, "type": "verse", "content": ["The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not "]}, {"chapter": 24, "type": "verse", "content": ["The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness "]}, {"chapter": 25, "type": "verse", "content": ["Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my "]}, {"chapter": 26, "type": "verse", "content": ["Judge me, O Lord; for I have walked in mine "]}, {"chapter": 27, "type": "verse", "content": ["The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom "]}, {"chapter": 28, "type": "verse", "content": ["Unto thee will I cry, O Lord my rock; be not "]}, {"chapter": 29, "type": "verse", "content": ["Give unto the Lord, O ye mighty, give unto the "]}, {"chapter": 30, "type": "verse", "content": ["I will extol thee, O Lord; for thou hast lifted "]}, {"chapter": 31, "type": "verse", "content": ["In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me "]}, {"chapter": 32, "type": "verse", "content": ["Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is "]}, {"chapter": 33, "type": "verse", "content": ["Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous: for praise "]}, {"chapter": 34, "type": "verse", "content": ["I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise "]}, {"chapter": 35, "type": "verse", "content": ["Plead my cause, O Lord, with them that strive "]}, {"chapter": 36, "type": "verse", "content": ["The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of "]}, {"chapter": 37, "type": "verse", "content": ["Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the "]}, {"chapter": 38, "type": "verse", "content": ["O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot "]}, {"chapter": 39, "type": "verse", "content": ["I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep "]}, {"chapter": 40, "type": "verse", "content": ["I waited patiently for the Lord; and he "]}, {"chapter": 41, "type": "verse", "content": ["Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord, and greatly to be praised in "]}, {"chapter": 49, "type": "verse", "content": ["Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the "]}, {"chapter": 50, "type": "verse", "content": ["The mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and "]}, {"chapter": 51, "type": "verse", "content": ["Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the "]}, {"chapter": 52, "type": "verse", "content": ["Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God "]}, {"chapter": 53, "type": "verse", "content": ["The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have "]}, {"chapter": 54, "type": "verse", "content": ["Save me, O God, by thy name, and judge me by thy "]}, {"chapter": 55, "type": "verse", "content": ["Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my "]}, {"chapter": 56, "type": "verse", "content": ["Be merciful unto me, O God: for man would swallow me up; he fighting daily "]}, {"chapter": 57, "type": "verse", "content": ["Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: "]}, {"chapter": 58, "type": "verse", "content": ["Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye "]}, {"chapter": 59, "type": "verse", "content": ["Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up "]}, {"chapter": 60, "type": "verse", "content": ["O God, thou hast cast us off, thou hast scattered us, thou hast been "]}, {"chapter": 61, "type": "verse", "content": ["Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my "]}, {"chapter": 62, "type": "verse", "content": ["Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my "]}, {"chapter": 63, "type": "verse", "content": ["O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my "]}, {"chapter": 64, "type": "verse", "content": ["Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the "]}, {"chapter": 65, "type": "verse", "content": ["Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Sion: and unto thee shall the vow be "]}, {"chapter": 66, "type": "verse", "content": ["Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye "]}, {"chapter": 67, "type": "verse", "content": ["God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; "]}, {"chapter": 68, "type": "verse", "content": ["Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee "]}, {"chapter": 69, "type": "verse", "content": ["Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my "]}, {"chapter": 70, "type": "verse", "content": ["Make haste, o God, to deliver me; make haste to help me, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me "]}, {"chapter": 72, "type": "verse", "content": ["Give the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's "]}, {"chapter": 73, "type": "verse", "content": ["Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean "]}, {"chapter": 74, "type": "verse", "content": ["O God, why hast thou cast us off for ever? why doth thine anger smoke against "]}, {"chapter": 75, "type": "verse", "content": ["Unto thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks: for that thy "]}, {"chapter": 76, "type": "verse", "content": ["In Judah is God known: his name is great in "]}, {"chapter": 77, "type": "verse", "content": ["I cried unto God with my voice, even unto God with my voice; and he gave ear "]}, {"chapter": 78, "type": "verse", "content": ["Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my "]}, {"chapter": 79, "type": "verse", "content": ["O god, the heathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they "]}, {"chapter": 80, "type": "verse", "content": ["Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock; thou "]}, {"chapter": 81, "type": "verse", "content": ["Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of "]}, {"chapter": 82, "type": "verse", "content": ["God standeth in the congregation of the mighty; he judgeth among the "]}, {"chapter": 83, "type": "verse", "content": ["Keep not thou silence, O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O "]}, {"chapter": 84, "type": "verse", "content": ["How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of "]}, {"chapter": 85, "type": "verse", "content": ["Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the "]}, {"chapter": 86, "type": "verse", "content": ["Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me: for I am "]}, {"chapter": 87, "type": "verse", "content": ["His foundation is in the holy "]}, {"chapter": 88, "type": "verse", "content": ["O lord God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before "]}, {"chapter": 89, "type": "verse", "content": ["I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for "]}, {"chapter": 90, "type": "verse", "content": ["Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all "]}, {"chapter": 91, "type": "verse", "content": ["He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the "]}, {"chapter": 92, "type": "verse", "content": ["It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; "]}, {"chapter": 94, "type": "verse", "content": ["O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, "]}, {"chapter": 95, "type": "verse", "content": ["O come, let us sing unto the Lord: let us make "]}, {"chapter": 96, "type": "verse", "content": ["O sing unto the Lord a new song: sing unto the "]}, {"chapter": 97, "type": "verse", "content": ["The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let "]}, {"chapter": 98, "type": "verse", "content": ["O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath "]}, {"chapter": 99, "type": "verse", "content": ["The Lord reigneth; let the people tremble: he "]}, {"chapter": 100, "type": "verse", "content": ["Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye "]}, {"chapter": 101, "type": "verse", "content": ["I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, and let my cry come "]}, {"chapter": 103, "type": "verse", "content": ["Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is "]}, {"chapter": 104, "type": "verse", "content": ["Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord; call upon his "]}, {"chapter": 106, "type": "verse", "content": ["Praise ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the "]}, {"chapter": 107, "type": "verse", "content": ["O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: "]}, {"chapter": 108, "type": "verse", "content": ["O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my "]}, {"chapter": 109, "type": "verse", "content": ["Hold not thy peace, O God of my "]}, {"chapter": 110, "type": "verse", "content": ["The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my "]}, {"chapter": 111, "type": "verse", "content": ["Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord. Blessed is the man that "]}, {"chapter": 113, "type": "verse", "content": ["Praise ye the Lord. Praise, O ye servants of "]}, {"chapter": 114, "type": "verse", "content": ["When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange "]}, {"chapter": 115, "type": "verse", "content": ["Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but unto thy "]}, {"chapter": 116, "type": "verse", "content": ["I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice "]}, {"chapter": 117, "type": "verse", "content": ["O praise the Lord, all ye nations: praise him, "]}, {"chapter": 118, "type": "verse", "content": ["O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: "]}, {"chapter": 119, "type": "verse", "content": ["Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord, and he "]}, {"chapter": 121, "type": "verse", "content": ["I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my "]}, {"chapter": 122, "type": "verse", "content": ["I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord who was on our "]}, {"chapter": 125, "type": "verse", "content": ["They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount "]}, {"chapter": 126, "type": "verse", "content": ["When the Lord turned again the captivity of "]}, {"chapter": 127, "type": "verse", "content": ["Except the Lord build the house, they labour in "]}, {"chapter": 128, "type": "verse", "content": ["Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; "]}, {"chapter": 129, "type": "verse", "content": ["Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now "]}, {"chapter": 130, "type": "verse", "content": ["Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord, all ye servants of "]}, {"chapter": 135, "type": "verse", "content": ["Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of the "]}, {"chapter": 136, "type": "verse", "content": ["O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: "]}, {"chapter": 137, "type": "verse", "content": ["By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered "]}, {"chapter": 138, "type": "verse", "content": ["I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto "]}, {"chapter": 139, "type": "verse", "content": ["O lord, thou hast searched me, and known "]}, {"chapter": 140, "type": "verse", "content": ["Deliver me, O Lord, from the evil man: preserve "]}, {"chapter": 141, "type": "verse", "content": ["Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry "]}, {"chapter": 142, "type": "verse", "content": ["I cried unto the Lord with my voice; with my "]}, {"chapter": 143, "type": "verse", "content": ["Hear my prayer, O Lord, give ear to my "]}, {"chapter": 144, "type": "verse", "content": ["Blessed be the Lord my strength which teacheth "]}, {"chapter": 145, "type": "verse", "content": ["I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and "]}, {"chapter": 146, "type": "verse", "content": ["Praise ye the Lord. Praise the Lord: for it is good to sing "]}, {"chapter": 148, "type": "verse", "content": ["Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord. Praise God in his "]}], "intro": false}, {"display": "Proverbs", "osis": "Prov", "testament": "OT", "num_chapters": 31, "chapters": [{"chapter": 1, "type": "verse", "content": ["The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of "]}, {"chapter": 2, "type": "verse", "content": ["My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with "]}, {"chapter": 3, "type": "verse", "content": ["My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my "]}, {"chapter": 4, "type": "verse", "content": ["Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know "]}, {"chapter": 5, "type": "verse", "content": ["My son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my "]}, {"chapter": 6, "type": "verse", "content": ["My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a "]}, {"chapter": 7, "type": "verse", "content": ["My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with "]}, {"chapter": 8, "type": "verse", "content": ["Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her "]}, {"chapter": 9, "type": "verse", "content": ["Wisdom hath builded her house, she hath hewn out her seven "]}, {"chapter": 10, "type": "verse", "content": ["The proverbs of Solomon. 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and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing? a man's "]}, {"chapter": 9, "type": "verse", "content": ["For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the "]}, {"chapter": 10, "type": "verse", "content": ["Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking "]}, {"chapter": 11, "type": "verse", "content": ["Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many "]}, {"chapter": 12, "type": "verse", "content": ["Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come "]}], "intro": false}, {"display": "Song of Solomon", "osis": "Song", "testament": "OT", "num_chapters": 8, "chapters": [{"chapter": 1, "type": "verse", "content": ["The song of songs, which is "]}, {"chapter": 2, "type": "verse", "content": ["I am the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the "]}, {"chapter": 3, "type": "verse", "content": ["By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, but I found "]}, {"chapter": 4, "type": "verse", "content": ["Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves' eyes "]}, {"chapter": 5, "type": "verse", "content": ["I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with "]}, {"chapter": 6, "type": "verse", "content": ["Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved "]}, {"chapter": 7, "type": "verse", "content": ["How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy "]}, {"chapter": 8, "type": "verse", "content": ["O that thou wert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother! when I "]}], "intro": false}, {"display": "Isaiah", "osis": "Isa", "testament": "OT", "num_chapters": 66, "chapters": [{"chapter": 1, "type": "verse", "content": ["The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and "]}, {"chapter": 2, "type": "verse", "content": ["The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and "]}, {"chapter": 3, "type": "verse", "content": ["For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth "]}, {"chapter": 4, "type": "verse", "content": ["And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our "]}, {"chapter": 5, "type": "verse", "content": ["Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching his vineyard. "]}, {"chapter": 6, "type": "verse", "content": ["In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord said unto me, Take thee a "]}, {"chapter": 9, "type": "verse", "content": ["Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the "]}, {"chapter": 10, "type": "verse", "content": ["Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness "]}, {"chapter": 11, "type": "verse", "content": ["And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall "]}, {"chapter": 12, "type": "verse", "content": ["And in that day thou shalt say, O Lord, I will "]}, {"chapter": 13, "type": "verse", "content": ["The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz did "]}, {"chapter": 14, "type": "verse", "content": ["For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will "]}, {"chapter": 15, "type": "verse", "content": ["The burden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, and brought "]}, {"chapter": 16, "type": "verse", "content": ["Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the "]}, {"chapter": 17, "type": "verse", "content": ["The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and "]}, {"chapter": 18, "type": "verse", "content": ["Woe to the land shadowing with wings, which is beyond the rivers of "]}, {"chapter": 19, "type": "verse", "content": ["The burden of Egypt. Behold, the Lord rideth "]}, {"chapter": 20, "type": "verse", "content": ["In the year that Tartan came unto Ashdod, (when Sargon the king of Assyria sent "]}, {"chapter": 21, "type": "verse", "content": ["The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; "]}, {"chapter": 22, "type": "verse", "content": ["The burden of the valley of vision. What aileth thee now, that thou art wholly "]}, {"chapter": 23, "type": "verse", "content": ["The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that "]}, {"chapter": 24, "type": "verse", "content": ["Behold, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and "]}, {"chapter": 25, "type": "verse", "content": ["O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou "]}, {"chapter": 26, "type": "verse", "content": ["In that day shall this song be sung in the land of Judah; We have a strong "]}, {"chapter": 27, "type": "verse", "content": ["In that day the Lord with his sore and great "]}, {"chapter": 28, "type": "verse", "content": ["Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty "]}, {"chapter": 29, "type": "verse", "content": ["Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let "]}, {"chapter": 30, "type": "verse", "content": ["Woe to the rebellious children, saith the Lord, "]}, {"chapter": 31, "type": "verse", "content": ["Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in "]}, {"chapter": 32, "type": "verse", "content": ["Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in "]}, {"chapter": 33, "type": "verse", "content": ["Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and dealest "]}, {"chapter": 34, "type": "verse", "content": ["Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and "]}, {"chapter": 35, "type": "verse", "content": ["The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert "]}, {"chapter": 36, "type": "verse", "content": ["Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib "]}, {"chapter": 37, "type": "verse", "content": ["And it came to pass, when king Hezekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and "]}, {"chapter": 38, "type": "verse", "content": ["In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. 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CEV

and 2 Chronicles 18

KJV 1 Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab. 2 And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramothgilead. 3 And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramothgilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war. 4 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to day. 5 Therefore the king of Israel gathered together of prophets four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for God will deliver it into the king's hand. 6 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him? 7 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he never prophesied good unto me, but always evil: the same is Micaiah the son of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. 8 And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla. 9 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah sat either of them on his throne, clothed in their robes, and they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them. 10 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the Lord, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed. 11 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 12 And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of their's, and speak thou good. 13 And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, even what my God saith, that will I speak. 14 And when he was come to the king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand. 15 And the king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the Lord? 16 Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace. 17 And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would not prophesy good unto me, but evil? 18 Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the Lord; I saw the Lord sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left. 19 And the Lord said, Who shall entice Ahab king of Israel, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one spake saying after this manner, and another saying after that manner. 20 Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? 21 And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so. 22 Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee. 23 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee? 24 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself. 25 Then the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back to Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son; 26 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I return in peace. 27 And Micaiah said, If thou certainly return in peace, then hath not the Lord spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, all ye people. 28 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead. 29 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and I will go to the battle; but put thou on thy robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself; and they went to the battle. 30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel. 31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him; and God moved them to depart from him. 32 For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back again from pursuing him. 33 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: therefore he said to his chariot man, Turn thine hand, that thou mayest carry me out of the host; for I am wounded. 34 And the battle increased that day: howbeit the king of Israel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even: and about the time of the sun going down he died.

CEV (1 Kings 22. 1-28) 1 Jehoshaphat was now very rich and famous. He signed a treaty with King Ahab of Israel by arranging the marriage of his son and Ahab's daughter. 2 One day, Jehoshaphat went to visit Ahab in his capital city of Samaria. Ahab slaughtered sheep and cattle and prepared a big feast to honor Jehoshaphat and the officials with him. Ahab talked about attacking the city of Ramoth in Gilead, 3 and finally asked, “Jehoshaphat, would you go with me to attack Ramoth?” “Yes,” Jehoshaphat answered. “My army is at your command. 4 But first let's ask the Lord what to do.” 5 Ahab sent for 400 prophets and asked, “Should I attack the city of Ramoth?” “Yes!” the prophets answered. “God will help you capture the city.” 6 But Jehoshaphat said, “Just to make sure, is there another of the Lord's prophets we can ask?” 7 “We could ask Micaiah son of Imlah,” Ahab said. “But I hate Micaiah. He always has bad news for me.” “Don't say that!” Jehoshaphat replied. 8 Then Ahab sent someone to bring Micaiah as soon as possible. 9 All this time, Ahab and Jehoshaphat were dressed in their royal robes and were seated on their thrones at the threshing place near the gate of Samaria, listening to the prophets tell them what the Lord had said. 10 Zedekiah son of Chenaanah was one of the prophets. He had made some horns out of iron and shouted, “Ahab, the Lord says you will attack the Syrians like a bull with iron horns and wipe them out!” 11 All the prophets agreed that Ahab should attack the Syrians at Ramoth and promised that the Lord would help him defeat them. 12 Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah whispered, “Micaiah, all the prophets have good news for Ahab. Now go and say the same thing.” 13 “I'll say whatever the living Lord my God tells me to say,” Micaiah replied. 14 Then Micaiah went up to Ahab, who asked, “Micaiah, should we attack Ramoth?” “Yes!” Micaiah answered. “The Lord will help you capture the city.” 15 Ahab shouted, “Micaiah, I've told you over and over to tell me the truth! What does the Lord really say?” 16 Micaiah answered, “In a vision I saw Israelite soldiers wandering around, lost in the hills like sheep without a shepherd. The Lord said, ‘These troops have no leader. They should go home and not fight.’ ” 17 Ahab turned to Jehoshaphat and said, “I told you he would bring me bad news!” 18 Micaiah replied: I then saw the Lord seated on his throne with every creature in heaven gathered around him. 19 The Lord asked, “Who can trick Ahab and make him go to Ramoth where he will be killed?”They talked about it for a while, 20 then finally a spirit came forward and said to the Lord, “I can trick Ahab.” “How?” the Lord asked. 21 “I'll make Ahab's prophets lie to him.” “Good!” the Lord replied. “Now go and do it. You will be successful.” 22 Ahab, this is exactly what has happened. The Lord made all your prophets lie to you, and he knows you will soon be destroyed. 23 Zedekiah walked over and slapped Micaiah on the face. Then he asked, “Do you really think the Lord would speak to you and not to me?” 24 Micaiah answered, “You'll find out on the day you have to hide in the back room of some house.” 25 Ahab shouted, “Arrest Micaiah! Take him to Prince Joash and Governor Amon of Samaria. 26 Tell them to put him in prison and to give him nothing but bread and water until I come back safely.” 27 Micaiah said, “If you do come back, I was wrong about what the Lord wanted me to say.” Then he told the crowd, “Don't forget what I said!” (1 Kings 22. 29-35) 28 Ahab and Jehoshaphat led their armies to Ramoth in Gilead. 29 Before they went into battle, Ahab said, “Jehoshaphat, I'll disguise myself, but you wear your royal robe.” Ahab disguised himself and went into battle. 30 The king of Syria had ordered his chariot commanders to attack only Ahab. 31 So when they saw Jehoshaphat in his robe, they thought he was Ahab and started to attack him. But Jehoshaphat prayed, and the Lord made the Syrian soldiers stop. 32 And when they realized he wasn't Ahab, they left him alone. 33 However, during the fighting a soldier shot an arrow without even aiming, and it hit Ahab between two pieces of his armor. He shouted to his chariot driver, “I've been hit! Get me out of here!” 34 The fighting lasted all day, with Ahab propped up in his chariot so he could see the Syrian troops. He stayed there until evening, and by sundown he was dead.

relate the following account: Ahab asks Jehoshaphat to help him attack Syria. Jehoshaphat wisely requests that they consult the LORD on the matter. Ahab gathers 400 of his prophets who encourage the attack. Jehoshaphat recognizes that these are not genuine prophets of the LORD, and the exchange that follows between Jehoshaphat and Ahab is almost comical: “But Jehoshaphat asked, ‘Is there no longer a prophet of the Lord here whom we can inquire of?’ The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat, ‘There is still one prophet through whom we can inquire of the Lord, but I hate him because he never prophesies anything good about me, but always bad. He is Micaiah son of Imlah.’”

So, Micaiah is summoned, and the question is posed. Micaiah responds with high irony: “Attack and be victorious, . . . for the Lord will give it into the king’s hand.” This answer exasperates King Ahab: “How many times must I make you swear to tell me nothing but the truth in the name of the Lord?” Micaiah then tells Ahab the hard truth: “I saw all Israel scattered on the hills like sheep without a shepherd, and the Lord said, ‘These people have no master’” (1 Kings 22:15-18

KJV 15 So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord? 17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace. 18 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil?

CEV 15 Then Micaiah went to Ahab, and Ahab asked, “Micaiah, should I attack the Syrians at Ramoth?” “Yes!” Micaiah answered. “The Lord will help you defeat them.” 16 “Micaiah, I've told you over and over to tell me the truth!” Ahab shouted. “What does the Lord really say?” 17 He answered, “In a vision I saw Israelite soldiers walking around in the hills like sheep without a shepherd to guide them. The Lord said, ‘This army has no leader. They should go home and not fight.’ ” 18 Ahab turned to Jehoshaphat and said, “I told you he would bring bad news!”

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In spite of what seems to be an acknowledgement that Micaiah speaks for the LORD, Jehoshaphat joins Ahab in the attack. Ahab is killed, and Jehoshaphat narrowly escapes. When Jehoshaphat returns home, he is reprimanded by a prophet of the Lord for his collaboration with Ahab: “Jehu the seer, the son of Hanani, went out to meet him and said to the king, ‘Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Because of this, the wrath of the Lord is on you. There is, however, some good in you, for you have rid the land of the Asherah poles and have set your heart on seeking God’” (2 Chronicles 19:2-3

KJV 2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord. 3 Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.

CEV 2 But the prophet Jehu son of Hanani met him and said: By helping that wicked Ahab, you have made friends with someone who hates the Lord. Now the Lord God is angry with you! 3 But not everything about you is bad. You destroyed the sacred poles used in worshiping the goddess Asherah — that shows you have tried to obey the Lord.

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Jehoshaphat continues to make reforms, appointing judges throughout the land to handle disputes and charging them to make righteous judgments and to fear the Lord (2 Chronicles 19:4-11

KJV 4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beersheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the Lord God of their fathers. 5 And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city, 6 And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment. 7 Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts. 8 Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the Lord, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem. 9 And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. 10 And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in your cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the Lord, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass. 11 And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the Lord; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the Lord shall be with the good.

CEV 4 Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, but he often traveled through his kingdom, from Beersheba in the south to the edge of the hill country of Ephraim in the north. He talked with the people and convinced them to turn back to the Lord God and worship him, just as their ancestors had done. 5 He assigned judges to each of the fortified cities in Judah 6 and told them: Be careful when you make your decisions in court, because you are judging by the Lord's standards and not by human standards, and he will know what you decide. 7 So do your work in honor of him and know that he won't allow you to be unfair to anyone or to take bribes. 8 Jehoshaphat also chose some Levites, some priests, and some of the family leaders, and he appointed them to serve as judges in Jerusalem. 9 He told them: Faithfully serve the Lord! 10 The people of Judah will bring you legal cases that involve every type of crime, including murder. You must settle these cases and warn the people to stop sinning against the Lord, so that he won't get angry and punish Judah. Remember, if you follow these instructions, you won't be held responsible for anything that happens. 11 Amariah the high priest will have the final say in any religious case. And Zebadiah, the leader of the Judah tribe, will have the final say in all other cases. The rest of the Levites will serve as your assistants. Be brave, and I pray that the Lord will help you do right.

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In 2 Chronicles 20

KJV 1 It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. 2 Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar, which is Engedi. 3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. 4 And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the Lord: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord. 5 And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, before the new court, 6 And said, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee? 7 Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever? 8 And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying, 9 If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help. 10 And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not; 11 Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit. 12 O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee. 13 And all Judah stood before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. 14 Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the Lord in the midst of the congregation; 15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's. 16 To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel. 17 Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you. 18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the Lord, worshipping the Lord. 19 And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high. 20 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. 21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the Lord; for his mercy endureth for ever. 22 And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten. 23 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another. 24 And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped. 25 And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much. 26 And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the Lord: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day. 27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the Lord had made them to rejoice over their enemies. 28 And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the Lord. 29 And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel. 30 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about. 31 And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 32 And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord. 33 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers. 34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel. 35 And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly: 36 And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongaber. 37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

CEV 1 Some time later, the armies of Moab and Ammon, together with the Meunites, went to war against Jehoshaphat. 2 Messengers told Jehoshaphat, “A large army from Edom east of the Dead Sea has invaded our country. They have already reached En-Gedi.” 3 Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he asked the Lord what to do. He then told the people of Judah to go without eating to show their sorrow. 4 They immediately left for Jerusalem to ask for the Lord's help. 5 After everyone from Judah and Jerusalem had come together at the Lord's temple, Jehoshaphat stood in front of the new courtyard 6 and prayed: You, Lord, are the God our ancestors worshiped, and from heaven you rule every nation in the world. You are so powerful that no one can defeat you. 7 Our God, you forced out the nations who lived in this land before your people Israel came here, and you gave it to the descendants of your friend Abraham forever. 8 Our ancestors lived in this land and built a temple to honor you. 9 They believed that whenever this land is struck by war or disease or famine, your people can pray to you at the temple, and you will hear their prayer and save them. 10 You can see that the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Edom are attacking us! Those are the nations you would not let our ancestors invade on their way from Egypt, so these nations were not destroyed. 11 Now they are coming to take back the land you gave us. 12 Aren't you going to punish them? We won't stand a chance when this army attacks. We don't know what to do — we are begging for your help. 13 While every man, woman, and child of Judah was standing there at the temple, 14 the Lord's Spirit suddenly spoke to Jahaziel, a Levite from the Asaph clan. 15 Then Jahaziel said: Your Majesty and everyone from Judah and Jerusalem, the Lord says that you don't need to be afraid or let this powerful army discourage you. God will fight on your side! 16 So here's what you must do. Tomorrow the enemy armies will march through the desert around the town of Jeruel. March down and meet them at the town of Ziz as they come up the valley. 17 You won't even have to fight. Just take your positions and watch the Lord rescue you from your enemy. Don't be afraid. Just do as you're told. And as you march out tomorrow, the Lord will be there with you. 18 Jehoshaphat bowed low to the ground and everyone worshiped the Lord. 19 Then some Levites from the Kohath and Korah clans stood up and shouted praises to the Lord God of Israel. 20 Early the next morning, as everyone got ready to leave for the desert near Tekoa, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Listen my friends, if we trust the Lord God and believe what these prophets have told us, the Lord will help us, and we will be successful.” 21 Then he explained his plan and appointed men to march in front of the army and praise the Lord for his holy power by singing: “Praise the Lord! His love never ends.” 22 As soon as they began singing, the Lord confused the enemy camp, 23 so that the Ammonite and Moabite troops attacked and completely destroyed those from Edom. Then they turned against each other and fought until the entire camp was wiped out! 24 When Judah's army reached the tower that overlooked the desert, they saw that every soldier in the enemy's army was lying dead on the ground. 25 So Jehoshaphat and his troops went into the camp to carry away everything of value. They found a large herd of livestock, a lot of equipment, clothes, and other valuable things. It took them three days to carry it all away, and there was still some left over. 26 Then on the fourth day, everyone came together in Beracah Valley and sang praises to the Lord. That's why that place was called Praise Valley. 27-28 Jehoshaphat led the crowd back to Jerusalem. And as they marched, they played harps and blew trumpets. They were very happy because the Lord had given them victory over their enemies, so when they reached the city, they went straight to the temple. 29 When the other nations heard how the Lord had fought against Judah's enemies, they were too afraid 30 to invade Judah. The Lord let Jehoshaphat's kingdom be at peace. (1 Kings 22. 41-50) 31 Jehoshaphat was 35 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 25 years. His mother was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. 32 Jehoshaphat obeyed the Lord, just as his father Asa had done, 33 but he did not destroy the local shrines. So the people still worshiped foreign gods, instead of faithfully serving the God their ancestors had worshiped. 34 Everything else Jehoshaphat did while he was king is written in the records of Jehu son of Hanani that are included in The History of the Kings of Israel . 35 While Jehoshaphat was king, he signed a peace treaty with Ahaziah the wicked king of Israel. 36 They agreed to build several seagoing ships at Ezion-Geber. 37 But the prophet Eliezer warned Jehoshaphat, “The Lord will destroy these ships because you have supported Ahaziah.” The ships were wrecked and never sailed.

, an alliance of nations decides to march against Judah. Jehoshaphat seeks the Lord and asks all Judah to fast (verse 3). Through a man named Jahaziel, the Lord tells Jehoshaphat that He will deliver Judah without a fight (verses 14-17). Jehoshaphat goes out to battle with singers leading the way, singing praise to the Lord. The alliance of nations turn against each other and begin to kill each other (verses 22-23). The men of Judah spend three days collecting the spoils of war that were abandoned by their enemies (verse 25).

Although Jehoshaphat started his reign by removing the idolatrous high places, at the end of his reign, there were still high places that had not been taken away (1 Kings 22

KJV 1 And they continued three years without war between Syria and Israel. 2 And it came to pass in the third year, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel. 3 And the king of Israel said unto his servants, Know ye that Ramoth in Gilead is ours, and we be still, and take it not out of the hand of the king of Syria? 4 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramothgilead? And Jehoshaphat said to the king of Israel, I am as thou art, my people as thy people, my horses as thy horses. 5 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Enquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to day. 6 Then the king of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hundred men, and said unto them, Shall I go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall I forbear? And they said, Go up; for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 7 And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord besides, that we might enquire of him? 8 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may enquire of the Lord: but I hate him; for he doth not prophesy good concerning me, but evil. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. 9 Then the king of Israel called an officer, and said, Hasten hither Micaiah the son of Imlah. 10 And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them. 11 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah made him horns of iron: and he said, Thus saith the Lord, With these shalt thou push the Syrians, until thou have consumed them. 12 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go up to Ramothgilead, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the king's hand. 13 And the messenger that was gone to call Micaiah spake unto him, saying, Behold now, the words of the prophets declare good unto the king with one mouth: let thy word, I pray thee, be like the word of one of them, and speak that which is good. 14 And Micaiah said, As the Lord liveth, what the Lord saith unto me, that will I speak. 15 So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramothgilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord? 17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the Lord said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace. 18 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that he would prophesy no good concerning me, but evil? 19 And he said, Hear thou therefore the word of the Lord: I saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. 20 And the Lord said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramothgilead? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner. 21 And there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him. 22 And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so. 23 Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil concerning thee. 24 But Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah went near, and smote Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee? 25 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself. 26 And the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son; 27 And say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed him with bread of affliction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace. 28 And Micaiah said, If thou return at all in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearken, O people, every one of you. 29 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah went up to Ramothgilead. 30 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, I will disguise myself, and enter into the battle; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel disguised himself, and went into the battle. 31 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel. 32 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, Surely it is the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight against him: and Jehoshaphat cried out. 33 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him. 34 And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king of Israel between the joints of the harness: wherefore he said unto the driver of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host; for I am wounded. 35 And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot. 36 And there went a proclamation throughout the host about the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and every man to his own country. 37 So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria. 38 And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the Lord which he spake. 39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 40 So Ahab slept with his fathers; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. 41 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 42 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 43 And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the Lord: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places. 44 And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. 45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 46 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land. 47 There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king. 48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber. 49 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not. 50 And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead. 51 Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel. 52 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin: 53 For he served Baal, and worshipped him, and provoked to anger the Lord God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.

CEV (2 Chronicles 18. 2-27) 1 For the next three years there was peace between Israel and Syria. 2 During the third year King Jehoshaphat of Judah went to visit King Ahab of Israel. 3 Ahab asked his officials, “Why haven't we tried to get Ramoth in Gilead back from the Syrians? It belongs to us.” 4 Then he asked Jehoshaphat, “Would you go to Ramoth with me and attack the Syrians?” “Just tell me what to do,” Jehoshaphat answered. “My army and horses are at your command. 5 But first, let's ask the Lord.” 6 Ahab sent for about 400 prophets and asked, “Should I attack the Syrians at Ramoth?” “Yes!” the prophets answered. “The Lord will help you defeat them.” 7 But Jehoshaphat said, “Just to make sure, is there another of the Lord's prophets we can ask?” 8 “We could ask Micaiah son of Imlah,” Ahab said. “But I hate Micaiah. He always has bad news for me.” “Don't say that!” Jehoshaphat replied. 9 Then Ahab sent someone to bring Micaiah as soon as possible. 10 All this time, Ahab and Jehoshaphat were dressed in their royal robes and were seated on their thrones at the threshing place near the gate of Samaria. They were listening to the prophets tell them what the Lord had said. 11 Zedekiah son of Chenaanah was one of the prophets. He had made some horns out of iron and shouted, “Ahab, the Lord says you will attack the Syrians like a bull with iron horns and wipe them out!” 12 All the prophets agreed that Ahab should attack the Syrians at Ramoth, and they promised that the Lord would help him defeat them. 13 Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah whispered, “Micaiah, all the prophets have good news for Ahab. Now go and say the same thing.” 14 “I'll say whatever the living Lord tells me to say,” Micaiah replied. 15 Then Micaiah went to Ahab, and Ahab asked, “Micaiah, should I attack the Syrians at Ramoth?” “Yes!” Micaiah answered. “The Lord will help you defeat them.” 16 “Micaiah, I've told you over and over to tell me the truth!” Ahab shouted. “What does the Lord really say?” 17 He answered, “In a vision I saw Israelite soldiers walking around in the hills like sheep without a shepherd to guide them. The Lord said, ‘This army has no leader. They should go home and not fight.’ ” 18 Ahab turned to Jehoshaphat and said, “I told you he would bring bad news!” 19 Micaiah replied: Listen to this! I also saw the Lord seated on his throne with every creature in heaven gathered around him. 20 The Lord asked, “Who can trick Ahab and make him go to Ramoth where he will be killed?”They talked about it for a while, 21 then finally a spirit came forward and said to the Lord, “I can trick Ahab.” “How?” the Lord asked. 22 “I'll make Ahab's prophets lie to him.” “Good!” the Lord replied. “Now go and do it.” 23 This is exactly what has happened, Ahab. The Lord made all your prophets lie to you, and he knows you will soon be destroyed. 24 Zedekiah walked up to Micaiah and slapped him on the face. Then he asked, “Do you really think the Lord would speak to you and not to me?” 25 Micaiah answered, “You'll find out on the day you have to hide in the back room of some house.” 26 Ahab shouted, “Arrest Micaiah! Take him to Prince Joash and Governor Amon of Samaria. 27 Tell them to put him in prison and to give him nothing but bread and water until I come back safely.” 28 Micaiah said, “If you do come back, I was wrong about what the Lord wanted me to say.” Then he told the crowd, “Don't forget what I said!” (2 Chronicles 18. 28-34) 29 Ahab and Jehoshaphat led their armies to Ramoth in Gilead. 30 Before they went into battle, Ahab said, “Jehoshaphat, I'll disguise myself, but you wear your royal robe.” Then Ahab disguised himself and went into battle. 31 The king of Syria had ordered his 32 chariot commanders to attack only Ahab. 32 So when they saw Jehoshaphat in his robe, they thought he was Ahab and started to attack him. But when Jehoshaphat shouted out to them, 33 they realized he wasn't Ahab, and they left him alone. 34 However, during the fighting a soldier shot an arrow without even aiming, and it hit Ahab where two pieces of his armor joined. He shouted to his chariot driver, “I've been hit! Get me out of here!” 35 The fighting lasted all day, with Ahab propped up in his chariot so he could see the Syrian troops. He bled so much that the bottom of the chariot was covered with blood, and by evening he was dead. 36 As the sun was going down, someone in Israel's army shouted to the others, “Retreat! Go back home!” 37 Ahab's body was taken to Samaria and buried there. 38 Some workers washed his chariot near a spring in Samaria, and prostitutes washed themselves in his blood. Dogs licked Ahab's blood off the ground, just as the Lord had warned. 39 Everything else Ahab did while he was king, including the towns he strengthened and the palace he built and furnished with ivory, is written in The History of the Kings of Israel . 40 Ahab died, and his son Ahaziah became king. (2 Chronicles 20. 31 — 21. 1) 41 Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah in Ahab's fourth year as king of Israel. 42 Jehoshaphat was 35 years old when he became king, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 25 years. His mother was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. 43-46 Jehoshaphat obeyed the Lord, just as his father Asa had done, and during his rule he was at peace with the king of Israel. He got rid of the rest of the prostitutes from the local shrines, but he did not destroy the shrines, and they were still used as places for offering sacrifices. Everything else Jehoshaphat did while he was king, including his brave deeds and military victories, is written in The History of the Kings of Judah . 47 The country of Edom had no king at the time, so a lower official ruled the land. 48 Jehoshaphat had seagoing ships built to sail to Ophir for gold. But they were wrecked at Ezion-Geber and never sailed. 49 Ahaziah son of Ahab offered to let his sailors go with Jehoshaphat's sailors, but Jehoshaphat refused. 50 Jehoshaphat died and was buried beside his ancestors in Jerusalem, and his son Jehoram became king. 51 Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat's rule in Judah, and he ruled two years from Samaria. 52 Ahaziah disobeyed the Lord, just as his father, his mother, and Jeroboam had done. They all led Israel to sin. 53 Ahaziah worshiped Baal and made the Lord God of Israel very angry, just as his father had done.

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KJV 1 It came to pass after this also, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. 2 Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria; and, behold, they be in Hazazontamar, which is Engedi. 3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. 4 And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the Lord: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord. 5 And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, before the new court, 6 And said, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee? 7 Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever? 8 And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying, 9 If, when evil cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we stand before this house, and in thy presence, (for thy name is in this house,) and cry unto thee in our affliction, then thou wilt hear and help. 10 And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not; 11 Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit. 12 O our God, wilt thou not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that cometh against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee. 13 And all Judah stood before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children. 14 Then upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of the Lord in the midst of the congregation; 15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's. 16 To morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook, before the wilderness of Jeruel. 17 Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the Lord will be with you. 18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the Lord, worshipping the Lord. 19 And the Levites, of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high. 20 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. 21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the Lord; for his mercy endureth for ever. 22 And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah; and they were smitten. 23 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another. 24 And when Judah came toward the watch tower in the wilderness, they looked unto the multitude, and, behold, they were dead bodies fallen to the earth, and none escaped. 25 And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away: and they were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much. 26 And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the Lord: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day. 27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the Lord had made them to rejoice over their enemies. 28 And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the Lord. 29 And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel. 30 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about. 31 And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 32 And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the Lord. 33 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers. 34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel. 35 And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly: 36 And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongaber. 37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

CEV 1 Some time later, the armies of Moab and Ammon, together with the Meunites, went to war against Jehoshaphat. 2 Messengers told Jehoshaphat, “A large army from Edom east of the Dead Sea has invaded our country. They have already reached En-Gedi.” 3 Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he asked the Lord what to do. He then told the people of Judah to go without eating to show their sorrow. 4 They immediately left for Jerusalem to ask for the Lord's help. 5 After everyone from Judah and Jerusalem had come together at the Lord's temple, Jehoshaphat stood in front of the new courtyard 6 and prayed: You, Lord, are the God our ancestors worshiped, and from heaven you rule every nation in the world. You are so powerful that no one can defeat you. 7 Our God, you forced out the nations who lived in this land before your people Israel came here, and you gave it to the descendants of your friend Abraham forever. 8 Our ancestors lived in this land and built a temple to honor you. 9 They believed that whenever this land is struck by war or disease or famine, your people can pray to you at the temple, and you will hear their prayer and save them. 10 You can see that the armies of Ammon, Moab, and Edom are attacking us! Those are the nations you would not let our ancestors invade on their way from Egypt, so these nations were not destroyed. 11 Now they are coming to take back the land you gave us. 12 Aren't you going to punish them? We won't stand a chance when this army attacks. We don't know what to do — we are begging for your help. 13 While every man, woman, and child of Judah was standing there at the temple, 14 the Lord's Spirit suddenly spoke to Jahaziel, a Levite from the Asaph clan. 15 Then Jahaziel said: Your Majesty and everyone from Judah and Jerusalem, the Lord says that you don't need to be afraid or let this powerful army discourage you. God will fight on your side! 16 So here's what you must do. Tomorrow the enemy armies will march through the desert around the town of Jeruel. March down and meet them at the town of Ziz as they come up the valley. 17 You won't even have to fight. Just take your positions and watch the Lord rescue you from your enemy. Don't be afraid. Just do as you're told. And as you march out tomorrow, the Lord will be there with you. 18 Jehoshaphat bowed low to the ground and everyone worshiped the Lord. 19 Then some Levites from the Kohath and Korah clans stood up and shouted praises to the Lord God of Israel. 20 Early the next morning, as everyone got ready to leave for the desert near Tekoa, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Listen my friends, if we trust the Lord God and believe what these prophets have told us, the Lord will help us, and we will be successful.” 21 Then he explained his plan and appointed men to march in front of the army and praise the Lord for his holy power by singing: “Praise the Lord! His love never ends.” 22 As soon as they began singing, the Lord confused the enemy camp, 23 so that the Ammonite and Moabite troops attacked and completely destroyed those from Edom. Then they turned against each other and fought until the entire camp was wiped out! 24 When Judah's army reached the tower that overlooked the desert, they saw that every soldier in the enemy's army was lying dead on the ground. 25 So Jehoshaphat and his troops went into the camp to carry away everything of value. They found a large herd of livestock, a lot of equipment, clothes, and other valuable things. It took them three days to carry it all away, and there was still some left over. 26 Then on the fourth day, everyone came together in Beracah Valley and sang praises to the Lord. That's why that place was called Praise Valley. 27-28 Jehoshaphat led the crowd back to Jerusalem. And as they marched, they played harps and blew trumpets. They were very happy because the Lord had given them victory over their enemies, so when they reached the city, they went straight to the temple. 29 When the other nations heard how the Lord had fought against Judah's enemies, they were too afraid 30 to invade Judah. The Lord let Jehoshaphat's kingdom be at peace. (1 Kings 22. 41-50) 31 Jehoshaphat was 35 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 25 years. His mother was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. 32 Jehoshaphat obeyed the Lord, just as his father Asa had done, 33 but he did not destroy the local shrines. So the people still worshiped foreign gods, instead of faithfully serving the God their ancestors had worshiped. 34 Everything else Jehoshaphat did while he was king is written in the records of Jehu son of Hanani that are included in The History of the Kings of Israel . 35 While Jehoshaphat was king, he signed a peace treaty with Ahaziah the wicked king of Israel. 36 They agreed to build several seagoing ships at Ezion-Geber. 37 But the prophet Eliezer warned Jehoshaphat, “The Lord will destroy these ships because you have supported Ahaziah.” The ships were wrecked and never sailed.

). Jehoshaphat started well, but his diligence flagged, and the idol-worship returned. 1 Kings 22:41-50

KJV 41 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. 42 Jehoshaphat was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. 43 And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the Lord: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places. 44 And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. 45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and his might that he shewed, and how he warred, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 46 And the remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land. 47 There was then no king in Edom: a deputy was king. 48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tharshish to go to Ophir for gold: but they went not; for the ships were broken at Eziongeber. 49 Then said Ahaziah the son of Ahab unto Jehoshaphat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Jehoshaphat would not. 50 And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.

CEV (2 Chronicles 20. 31 — 21. 1) 41 Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah in Ahab's fourth year as king of Israel. 42 Jehoshaphat was 35 years old when he became king, and he ruled from Jerusalem for 25 years. His mother was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. 43-46 Jehoshaphat obeyed the Lord, just as his father Asa had done, and during his rule he was at peace with the king of Israel. He got rid of the rest of the prostitutes from the local shrines, but he did not destroy the shrines, and they were still used as places for offering sacrifices. Everything else Jehoshaphat did while he was king, including his brave deeds and military victories, is written in The History of the Kings of Judah . 47 The country of Edom had no king at the time, so a lower official ruled the land. 48 Jehoshaphat had seagoing ships built to sail to Ophir for gold. But they were wrecked at Ezion-Geber and never sailed. 49 Ahaziah son of Ahab offered to let his sailors go with Jehoshaphat's sailors, but Jehoshaphat refused. 50 Jehoshaphat died and was buried beside his ancestors in Jerusalem, and his son Jehoram became king.

and 2 Chronicles 20:35-37

KJV 35 And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly: 36 And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they made the ships in Eziongaber. 37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the Lord hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.

CEV 35 While Jehoshaphat was king, he signed a peace treaty with Ahaziah the wicked king of Israel. 36 They agreed to build several seagoing ships at Ezion-Geber. 37 But the prophet Eliezer warned Jehoshaphat, “The Lord will destroy these ships because you have supported Ahaziah.” The ships were wrecked and never sailed.

record a joint ship-building venture that Jehoshaphat attempted with the wicked king Ahaziah of Israel. Jehoshaphat, who had already been chastised for an alliance with Ahab, is once again confronted by a prophet with a warning. It seems that Jehoshaphat heeded the warning and did not allow Ahaziah’s men to sail with the Judeans, but the judgment still came to pass: the fleet was wrecked, and Jehoshaphat’s foolish investment with Ahaziah proved futile.

Jehoshaphat is still considered a good and godly king, but his reign ended rather badly. He kept trying to build an alliance with Israel, even though the kings of Israel were obviously wicked. Jehoshaphat worshiped the Lord and led his people in seeking the Lord, but the hearts of the people were never fully changed. They reverted to pagan practices. King Jehoshaphat was unable to pass his faith on to his son Jehoram who reigned after him. Jehoram started by killing all of his brothers, and he then made an alliance with Israel by marrying the daughter of Ahab (2 Chronicles 21:4-6

KJV 4 Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel. 5 Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord.

CEV 4 After Jehoram had taken control of Judah, he had his brothers killed, as well as some of the nation's leaders. 5 He was 32 years old when he became king, and he ruled eight years from Jerusalem. 6 Jehoram married Ahab's daughter and followed the sinful example of Ahab's family and the other kings of Israel. He disobeyed the Lord by doing wrong,

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