³⁵ And they set out from Abronah and camped at ^(A)Ezion-geber. ³⁶ And they set out from Ezion-geber and camped in the ^(B)wilderness of Zin (that is, Kadesh). ³⁷ And they set out from ^(C)Kadesh and camped at ^(D)Mount Hor, on the edge of the land of Edom.

³⁸ And Aaron the priest went up ^(E)Mount Hor at the command of the Lord and died there, in the fortieth year after the people of Israel had come out of the land of Egypt, on the first day of the fifth month. ³⁹ And Aaron was ^(F)123 years old when he died on Mount Hor.

⁴⁰ And ^(G)the Canaanite, the king of Arad, who lived in the Negeb in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the people of Israel.

⁴¹ And they set out from Mount Hor and camped at Zalmonah. ⁴² And they set out from Zalmonah and camped at Punon. ⁴³ And they set out from Punon and camped at ^(H)Oboth. ⁴⁴ And they set out from Oboth and camped at ^(I)Iye-abarim, in the territory of Moab. ⁴⁵ And they set out from Iyim and camped at ^(J)Dibon-gad. ⁴⁶ And they set out from Dibon-gad and camped at Almon-diblathaim. ⁴⁷ And they set out from Almon-diblathaim ^(K)and camped in the mountains of Abarim, before Nebo. ⁴⁸ And they set out from the mountains of Abarim and camped in ^(L)the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho; ⁴⁹ they camped by the Jordan from Beth-jeshimoth as far as ^(M)Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab.

Drive Out the Inhabitants

⁵⁰ And the Lord spoke to Moses in the plains of Moab by the Jordan at Jericho, saying, ⁵¹ “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, ^(N)When you pass over the Jordan into the land of Canaan, ⁵² then ^(O)you shall drive out ^(P)all the inhabitants of the land from before you and destroy all their ^(Q)figured stones and destroy all their metal images and demolish all their high places. ⁵³ And you shall take possession of the land and settle in it, for I have given the land to you to possess it. ^54 (R)You shall inherit the land by lot according to your clans. ^(S)To a large tribe you shall give a large inheritance, and to a small tribe you shall give a small inheritance. Wherever the lot falls for anyone, that shall be his. According to the tribes of your fathers you shall inherit. ⁵⁵ But if you do not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then those of them whom you let remain shall be as ^(T)barbs in your eyes and thorns in your sides, and they shall trouble you in the land where you dwell. ⁵⁶ And I will do to you ^(U)as I thought to do to them.”

^31 (A)Thus Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi. ³² He walked in the way of Asa his father and did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of the Lord. ^33 (B)The high places, however, were not taken away; ^(C)the people had not yet set their hearts upon the God of their fathers.

³⁴ Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, from first to last, are written in the chronicles of ^(D)Jehu the son of Hanani, ^(E)which are recorded in the Book of the Kings of Israel.

The End of Jehoshaphat's Reign

^35 (F)After this Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly. ³⁶ He joined him in building ships to go to ^(G)Tarshish, and they built the ships in Ezion-geber. ³⁷ Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, ^(H)“Because you have joined with Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy what you have made.” And the ships were wrecked and were not able to go to Tarshish.

Jehoram Reigns in Judah

21 ^(I)Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Jehoram his son reigned in his place. ² He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of ^(J)Israel.^{[a] 3} Their father gave them great gifts of silver, gold, and valuable possessions, together with ^(K)fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn. ⁴ When Jehoram had ascended the throne of his father and was established, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also some of the princes of ^(L)Israel. ^5 (M)Jehoram was ^(N)thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. ^6 (O)And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for ^(P)the daughter of Ahab was his wife. And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. ⁷ Yet the Lord was not willing to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and since he had promised to give ^(Q)a lamp to him and to his sons forever.

⁸ In his days Edom revolted from the ^(R)rule of Judah and set up a king of their own. ⁹ Then Jehoram passed over with his commanders and all his chariots, and he rose by night and struck the Edomites who had surrounded him and his chariot commanders. ¹⁰ So Edom revolted from ^(S)the rule of Judah to this day. At that time Libnah also revolted from his rule, because he had forsaken the Lord, the God of his fathers.

¹¹ Moreover, he made high places in the hill country of Judah and led the inhabitants of Jerusalem ^(T)into whoredom and made Judah go astray. ¹² And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, “Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father, ^(U)‘Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, or ^(V)in the ways of Asa king of Judah, ^13 (W)but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel and have enticed Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem ^(X)into whoredom, ^(Y)as the house of Ahab led Israel into whoredom, and also you ^(Z)have killed your brothers, of your father's house, who were better than you, ¹⁴ behold, the Lord will bring a great plague on your people, your children, your wives, and all your possessions, ¹⁵ and you yourself will have a severe sickness ^(AA)with a disease of your bowels, until your bowels come out because of the disease, day by day.’”

^16 (AB)And the Lord stirred up against Jehoram the anger^[b] of the Philistines and of ^(AC)the Arabians who are near the Ethiopians. ¹⁷ And they came up against Judah and invaded it and carried away all the possessions they found that belonged to the king's house, and also his sons and his wives, so that no son was left to him except ^(AD)Jehoahaz, his youngest son.

Israel and Judah Are Unrepentant

³⁸ and ^(A)you do not have his word abiding in you, for you do not believe the one whom he has sent. ^39 (B)You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and ^(C)it is they that bear witness about me, ⁴⁰ yet ^(D)you refuse to come to me that you may have life. ^41 (E)I do not receive glory from people. ⁴² But ^(F)I know that you do not have ^(G)the love of God within you. ⁴³ I have come ^(H)in my Father's name, and ^(I)you do not receive me. ^(J)If another comes in his own name, you will receive him. ⁴⁴ How can you believe, when you receive glory from one another and ^(K)do not seek the glory that comes from ^(L)the only God? ⁴⁵ Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father. There is one who accuses you: Moses, ^(M)on whom you have set your hope. ⁴⁶ For if you believed Moses, you would believe me; for ^(N)he wrote of me. ⁴⁷ But ^(O)if you do not believe his writings, how will you believe my words?”

⁸ By faith ^(A)Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place ^(B)that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. ⁹ By faith he went to live in ^(C)the land of promise, as in a foreign land, ^(D)living in tents ^(E)with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. ¹⁰ For he was looking forward to ^(F)the city that has ^(G)foundations, ^(H)whose designer and builder is God. ¹¹ By faith ^(I)Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered ^(J)him faithful who had promised. ¹² Therefore from one man, and ^(K)him as good as dead, were born descendants ^(L)as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.

¹³ These all died in faith, ^(M)not having received the things promised, but ^(N)having seen them and greeted them from afar, and ^(O)having acknowledged that they were ^(P)strangers and exiles on the earth. ¹⁴ For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. ¹⁵ If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, ^(Q)they would have had opportunity to return. ¹⁶ But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed ^(R)to be called their God, for ^(S)he has prepared for them a city.

¹⁷ By faith ^(T)Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son, ¹⁸ of whom it was said, ^(U)“Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.” ^19 (V)He considered that God was able even to raise him from the dead, from which, figuratively speaking, he did receive him back. ²⁰ By faith ^(W)Isaac invoked future blessings on Jacob and Esau. ²¹ By faith ^(X)Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, ^(Y)bowing in worship over the head of his staff. ²² By faith ^(Z)Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones.