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Jehoshaphat Reigns over Judah

41 Jehoshaphat son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of King Ahab of Israel.(A) 42 Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. 43 He walked in all the way of his father Asa; he did not turn aside from it, doing what was right in the sight of the Lord, yet the high places were not taken away, and the people still sacrificed and offered incense on the high places.(B) 44 Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel.(C)

45 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat and his power that he showed and how he waged war, are they not written in the Book of the Annals of the Kings of Judah?(D) 46 The remnant of the illicit priests who remained from the days of his father Asa, he purged from the land.(E)

47 There was no king in Edom; a deputy was king.(F) 48 Jehoshaphat made ships of the Tarshish type to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go, for the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.(G) 49 Then Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your servants in the ships,” but Jehoshaphat was not willing. 50 Jehoshaphat slept with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his father David; his son Jehoram succeeded him.(H)

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King Jehoshaphat of Judah

41 Jehoshaphat the 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 reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. 43 He walked in all of the way of Asa his father, and he did not turn aside from it, doing right in the eyes of Yahweh.[a] Only he did not remove the high places; the people were still sacrificing and burning incense on the high places. 44 [b] But, Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. 45 The remainder of the acts of Jehoshaphat, his powerful deeds he did, and how he fought, are they not written in the scroll of the events of the days of the kings of Judah? 46 The remainder of the male shrine prostitutes who were left over in the days of Asa his father he exterminated from the land. 47 There was not a king in Edom; a governor served as king. 48 Jehoshaphat built[c] ships of the Tarshish type to go to Ophir for the gold; but he did not go because the ships were destroyed at Ezion-Geber. 49 Then Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your servants in the ships,” but Jehoshaphat was not willing. 50 And Jehoshaphat slept with his ancestors[d] and was buried with his ancestors[e] in the city of David his ancestor,[f] and Joram his son became king in his place.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 22:43 1 Kings 22:44 begins here in the Hebrew Bible
  2. 1 Kings 22:44 1 Kings 22:44– 53 in the English Bible is 22:45–54 in the Hebrew Bible
  3. 1 Kings 22:48 According to the reading tradition(Qere); what is written (Kethib) is “ten”
  4. 1 Kings 22:50 Or “fathers”
  5. 1 Kings 22:50 Or “fathers”
  6. 1 Kings 22:50 Or “father”