1 Kings 22:41-50

Evangelical Heritage Version

Jehoshaphat Son of Asa, King of Judah

⁴¹ Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. ⁴² Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for twenty-five years. The name of his mother was Azubel daughter of Shilhi.

⁴³ Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa. He did not turn from them. He did what is right in the eyes of the Lord. But the high places were not removed. The people were still sacrificing and burning incense on the high places. ⁴⁴ Jehoshaphat was at peace with the king of Israel.^[a]

⁴⁵ As for the rest of Jehoshaphat’s acts, the mighty deeds which he did, and the wars he fought, are they not written in the annals of the kings of Judah?

⁴⁶ He removed from the land the rest of the male shrine prostitutes who remained from the days of his father Asa. ⁴⁷ There was no king in Edom, but rather a governor represented the king.

⁴⁸ Jehoshaphat constructed trading ships^[b] to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set out, because the ships were wrecked at Ezion Geber.^{[c] 49} Then Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your servants in ships,” but Jehoshaphat was not willing.

⁵⁰ Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of his father David. Then his son Jehoram became king in his place.