Jehoshaphat Reigns in Judah

17 Then (A)Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.

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Jehoshaphat King of Judah

17 Jehoshaphat his son succeeded him as king and strengthened(A) himself against Israel.

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24 So Asa [a]rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David his father. (A)Then (B)Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Kings 15:24 Died and joined his ancestors

24 Then Asa rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of his father David. And Jehoshaphat(A) his son succeeded him as king.

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The Whole Armor of God

10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.

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The Armor of God

10 Finally, be strong in the Lord(A) and in his mighty power.(B)

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Asa begot (A)Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot (B)Uzziah.

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Asa the father of Jehoshaphat,

Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram,

Jehoram the father of Uzziah,

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And (A)he strengthened himself, (B)built up all the wall that was broken, raised it up to the towers, and built another wall outside; also he repaired [a]the (C)Millo in the City of David, and made [b]weapons and shields in abundance.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 32:5 Lit. The Landfill
  2. 2 Chronicles 32:5 javelins

Then he worked hard repairing all the broken sections of the wall(A) and building towers on it. He built another wall outside that one and reinforced the terraces[a](B) of the City of David. He also made large numbers of weapons(C) and shields.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 32:5 Or the Millo

27 ‘The king will mourn,
The prince will be clothed with desolation,
And the hands of the common people will tremble.
I will do to them according to their way,
And according to what they deserve I will judge them;
Then they shall know that I am the Lord!’ ”

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27 The king will mourn,
    the prince will be clothed with despair,(A)
    and the hands of the people of the land will tremble.
I will deal with them according to their conduct,(B)
    and by their own standards I will judge them.

“‘Then they will know that I am the Lord.(C)’”

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Also the Ammonites (A)brought tribute to Uzziah. His fame spread as far as the entrance of Egypt, for he became exceedingly strong.

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The Ammonites(A) brought tribute to Uzziah, and his fame spread as far as the border of Egypt, because he had become very powerful.

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Egypt Attacks Judah(A)

12 Now (B)it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom and had strengthened himself, that (C)he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel along with him.

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Shishak Attacks Jerusalem(A)

12 After Rehoboam’s position as king was established(B) and he had become strong,(C) he and all Israel[a](D) with him abandoned(E) the law of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 12:1 That is, Judah, as frequently in 2 Chronicles

The Mighty Men of David(A)

10 Now (B)these were the heads of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, with all Israel, to make him king, according to (C)the word of the Lord concerning Israel.

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David’s Mighty Warriors(A)

10 These were the chiefs of David’s mighty warriors—they, together with all Israel,(B) gave his kingship strong support to extend it over the whole land, as the Lord had promised(C)

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Jehoshaphat Reigns in Judah(A)

41 (B)Jehoshaphat the son of Asa had become king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

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Jehoshaphat King of Judah(A)

41 Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

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16 Then Jonathan, Saul’s son, arose and went to David in the woods and [a]strengthened his hand in God.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 23:16 encouraged him

16 And Saul’s son Jonathan went to David at Horesh and helped him find strength(A) in God.

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