Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa

17 His son ^(A)Jehoshaphat then became king in his place, and he proved himself strong over Israel. ² He placed troops in all ^(B)the fortified cities of Judah, and placed garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim ^(C)which his father Asa had captured.

His Good Reign

³ And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he ^[a]followed the example of his father David’s earlier days and did not seek the Baals, ⁴ but sought the God of his father, ^[b]followed His commandments, ^(D)and did not act as Israel did. ⁵ So the Lord established the kingdom in his ^[c]control, and all Judah gave tribute to Jehoshaphat, and ^(E)he had great riches and honor. ^6 [d]He took great pride in the ways of the Lord, and again ^(F)removed the high places and the ^[e]Asherim from Judah.