³ The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of his father David^(A) before him. He did not consult the Baals

Ahaz King of Judah^(A)

28 Ahaz^(B) was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. Unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord.

² He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord and followed the ways of his father David,^(A) not turning aside to the right or to the left.