2 Chronicles 17:1-6
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Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa
17 Asa’s son Jehoshaphat succeeded him as king, and he consolidated his authority over Israel 2 by placing troops in all of the fortified citadels through Judah and by establishing garrisons throughout the land of Judah and in the cities that his father Asa had captured.
3 The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example set during his ancestor David’s preliminary years by not pursuing the Baals.[a] 4 Instead, Jehoshaphat[b] sought the God of his ancestors and obeyed his commands, unlike Israel. 5 Therefore the Lord secured Jehoshaphat’s[c] kingdom under his control, with all of Judah paying him tribute, and Jehoshaphat became very wealthy and greatly respected. 6 He remained committed to following the Lord, and he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
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- 2 Chronicles 17:3 I.e. the supreme male divinity of the Philistines and Canaanites
- 2 Chronicles 17:4 Lit. he
- 2 Chronicles 17:5 Lit. his
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