Jehoshaphat, thou didst rely on the LORD, he deliv-jaway the high places and groves out of ered them into thy hand. Judah. 9 For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth,to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly : therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars. 7 T Also in the third year of his reign be sent to his princes,even 10 Ben-hail, and to Obadiah, and to Zecharian, and to Nathaneel,and to Michaiab,to teach in the cities of Judah. 8 And with them he sent Levites,even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zeba10 Then Asa was wroth with the diah, and Asabel, and Shemiramoth, seer, and put him in a prison-house; and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and for he was in a rage with him because Tobijab, and Tob-adonijal, Levites; of this thing. And Asa oppressed and with them Elishamna and Jeho some of the people the same time. ram, priests. 11 T And, behold, the acts of Asa, 9 And they taught in Judah,and had first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the law of the LORD with the book of the kings of Judah and Is-them, and went about throughout all rael. the cities of Judah, and taught the 12 And Asa in the thirty and ninth people. vear of his reign was diseased in his 10 ¶ And the fear of the Lono fell feet, until his disease was exceeding|upon all the kingdoms of the land that great yet in his disease he soughtjicere round about Judah, so that they not tothe LORD, but to the physicians. made no war against Jehoshaphat. 13 T And Asa slept with his fathers, 11 Also some of the Philistines brought and died in the one and fortieth year Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute-sil of his reign. 14 And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kindsof spices prepared by the apothecaries' art: and they made a very great burning for him CHAP. XVII. ver; and the Arabinus brought, hin flocks, seven thousand and seven hun dred rams, and seven thousand and seven bundred he-goats. 12 ¶ And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store. 13 And he had much business in the cities of Judab: and the men of war, mighty inen of valour, were in Jerusa lem. AND Jehoshaphat his sou reigned 14 And these are the numbers of them in his stead, and strengthened binself against Israel. 2 And he placed forces in all the fenced cities ofJudah,and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken. according to the house of their fathers: of Judah, the captains of thousands: Adoah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand 15 And next to him was Jehohanai. the captain, and with him two hun dred and fourscore thousand. 16 And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered 3 And the LouD was with Jehosha paat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought himself unto the LORD; and with him not unto Baalin: two hundred thousand mighty men of 4 But sought to the LORD God of his | valour. father, and walked in his command- 17. And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighments, and not after the doings of Isty man of valour, and with him armed rael. 5 Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abund men with bow and shield two hundred thousand 18 And next him was Jehozabad,and with him a hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war. 19. These waited on the king,besides 9 And his heart was lifted up in the those whom the king put in the fence ways of the Lond; moreover he took!cities throughout all Judah. ance. CHAP. XVIH. OW Jehoshaphat had riches and bonour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab. prophets. clare good to the kingwith one assent; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs,and speak thou good. 13 And Micaiah said, ds the LORD liveth, even what my God saith, that 2. And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria, And Abab]will I speak. killed sheep and oxen for him in abun- 14 And when he was come to the dance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up with him to Ramoth-gilead. 3 And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth-gilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war. 4 T And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD to-day, king, the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I forhear? And he said, Go ye up, and prosper, and they shall be delivered into your hand. 15 And the king said to him, How many times shall adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me in the name of the LORD? 16 Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon themountains,as sheep that have no shepherd; and the Lond 5 Therefore the king of Israel gather-|said, These have no master; let them ed together of prophets four hundred returntherefore every man to his house men, and said unto them, Shall we go. in to Kamoth-gilead to battle, or shalf 1 17 And the king of Israel said to Jeforbear? And they said, Go up; for hoshaphat, Did I not tell thee that họ God will deliver it into the king's would not prophesy good unto me,but evil? irində, 6 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not nere a prophet of the LORD besides, that we might inquire of him? peace. 18 Again he said, Therefore hear the word of the Lord; I saw the LORD sitting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left. 7 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, There is yet one man.by whom we may inquire of the LORD: 19 And the LORD said, Who shall en but I hate him; for he never prophesi-tice Ahab king of Israel, that he may ed good unto me, but always evil; the go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead? Anit same is Micaial the son of Imla. And one spake, saying after this manner, Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say 8 And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla. and another saying after that manner. 20 Then there came out a spirit,and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the Load said unto him, Wherewith? 9 And the king of Israel and Jehosh- 21 And he said, I will go out, and be apliat king of Judah sat either of them a lying spirit in the mouth of all his on his throne, clothed in their robes, prophets. And the LORD said, Thou and they sat in a void place, at the en-shalt entice him, and thou shalt also tering in of the gate of Samaria; and prevail: go out, and do even so. all the prophets prophesied before them. 10 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaaaah had made him horns of iron, and said, Thus saith the Lond, With these thou shalt push Syria until they be consumed. 22 Now therefore, behold, the Lono hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy proplets, and the Lord hath spoken evil against thee. 23 Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me 11 And all the prophets prophesied 12 And the messenger that went to 24 And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thy self. 25 Then the king of Israel said,Take He is slain CHAP. XIX, XX. at Ramoth-gilead. ye Micaiah, and carry him back to found in thee, in that thou hast taken Amon the governor of the city, and away the groves out of the land, and to Joash the king's son; hast prepared tby heart to seek God. 26 And say, Thus saith the king, Put 4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusa this fellow in the prison, and feed him lem: and he went out again through with bread of affliction and with wa-the people from Beer-sheba to mount ter of affiction, until I return in peace. Ephrain, and brought them back unto 27 And Micaiah said, If thou certam- the Lond God of their fathers. ly return in peace, then hath not the 6 And he set judges in the land LORD spoken by me. And he said, throughout all the fenced cities of Ju Hearken, all ye people. dah, city by city, 28 So the king of Israel and Jehosh apbat the king of Judah went up to Ramoth-gilead. 6 And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do; for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment. 29 And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat, 1 will disguise myself, 7 Wherefore now let the fear of the and will go to the battle; but put thou Lord be upon you; take heed and do on thy robes. So the king of Israel it for there is no iniquity with the disguised himself; and they went to Lonn our God, nor respect of persons, the battle. nor taking of gifts. 30 Now the king of Syria had commanded the captains of the chariots that were with him, saying, Fight ye not with small or great, save only with the king of Israel. 8 ¶ Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites,and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for coutroversies, when they returned to Jerusalem. 31 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehosha 9 And he charged them, saying, Thus phat, that they said, It is the king of shall ye do in the fear of the Loun, Israel. Therefore they compassed faithfully, and with a perfect heart. about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat| 10 And what cause soever shall come cried out, and the LonD helped him; to you of your brethren that dwell in and God moved them & depart from bim. their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandments, statutes and judgments,ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the LORD, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren; this do, and ye shall not trespass. 32 For it came to pass, that, when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the king of Israel, they turned back again from pursuing him. 33And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and swote the king of Israel 11 And, behold, Amariab the chief between the joints of the harness: priest is over you in all matters of the therefore he said to his chariot-man, |LORD; and Zebadiah the son of IshTurn thy band, that thou mayest carry mael, the ruler of the house of Judah, me out of the lost; for I am wounded. for all the king's matters: also the Le 34 And the battle increased that day; [vites shall be officers before you. Deal howbeit the king of Israel stayed him courageously, and the Lono shall be self up in his chariot against the Syri-with the good. ans until the even: and about the time of the sun going down he died. CHAP. XIX. CHAP. XX. T came to pass after this also, that AND Jehoshaphat the king of Judab dren of Ammon, and with them other returned to his house in peace to besides the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. Jerusalem. 2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the 2 Then there came some that told weer went out to meet him, and said to Jehoshaphat, saying, There cometh a king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help great multitude against thee from bethe ungodly, and love them that hate yond the sea on this side Syria; and, the LoйD ? therefore is wrath upon behold, they be in Hazazon-tamar, thee from before the Lord. which is En-gedi. 3 Nevertheless there are good things| 3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set The prayer of II. CHRONICLES. Jchosnapmat. himself to seek the LORD, and pro-jtitude; for the battle is not yours,but claimed a fast throughout all Judah. God's. 4 And Judah gathered themselves together, to ask help of the LouD: even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the LORD. in the house of the Lono, before the new court, 16 To-morrow go ye down against them: behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz; and ye shall find them at the end of the brook before the wil derness of Jeruel. 5 T And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, 17 Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to-morrow go out against them: for the Lono will be with you. 6 And said, O Lord God of our fa thers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thy haud is there not power and might, so that none is able to withstand thee? 7 Art not thou our God, who didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever ? 8 And they dwelt therefn, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy uame, saying, | 18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground: and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusa lem fell before the LORD, worshipping the LORD. 19 And the Levites,of the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the Lond God of Israel with a loud voice on high. 9 If, when evil cometh upon us, as 20 ¶ And they rose early in the niornthe sword, judgment, or pestilence, oring, and went forth into the wilderness famine, we stand before this house, and of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jein thy presence, (for thy name is in this boshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O house,) and cry unto thee in our afflic- Judali, and ye inhabitants of Jerusa tion, then thou wilt hear and help. lem; Believe in the LORD your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. 10 And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom thou wouldest not let Israel in- 21 And when he had consulted with vade, when they came out of the land the people, he appointed singers unto of Egypt, but they turned from them, the LORD, and that should praise the and destroyed them not; beauty of holiness, as they went out 11 Behold, I say, hone they reward before the army, and to say, Praise the us, to come to cast us out of thy pos-Lond; for his mercy endureth for 8 ssion, which thou hast given us to ever. inherit. 12 O our God, wilt thou not judge and to praise, the LORD set ambuslithem? for we have no might against this great company that cometh agaiust us: neither know we what to do: but our eyes are upon thee. 13 And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little oues, their wives, and their children. 22 T And when they began to sing ments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, which were come against Judali; and they were smilten. 23 For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, utterly to slay and de14 Then upon Jahaziel the son of stroy them: and when they had made Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite one helped to destroy another of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit 24 And when Judali came toward the of the Lord in the midst of the con-watch-tower in the wilderness, they gregation; looked unto the multitude, and be 15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Ju-hold, they were dead bodies fallen to diab, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, the earth, and none escaped. and thou king Jehoshepl at, Thus saith 25 And when Jehoshaphat and his the LORD to you, Be not afraid nor people came to take away the spoil of dismayed by 14 ason of this great mul-lthein, they found among them in abum. Jhoshaphat dieth. CHAP. XXI. Jehor am s evil “eign. dance both riches with the dead were broken, that they were not able bodies, and precious jewels, which to go to Tarshish. they stripped off for themselves, more CHAP. XXI. than they could carry away; and they Nowers, and was buried with ... TOWJehoshaphat slept with his fa were three days in gathering of the spoil, it was so much. 26 And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachalı, unto this day. : fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead. 2 And he had brethren, the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiei,and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michaei, and Shephatiah: all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel 27 Then they returned,every man of 3 And their father gave them great Judah and Jerusalem,andJehoshaphat gifts of silver, and of gold, and of prea the fore-front of them, to go again cious things, with fenced cities in Juto Jerusalem with joy; for the LonD dal: but the kingdom gave he to Jehad made them to rejoice over their boram ; because he was the first-born. enemies. 4 Now when Jelioram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strength ened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel. 28 And they came to Jerusalem with salteries and harps and trumpets unto The house of the Lond. 29 And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the Lond fought against the enemies of Israel. 30 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round About. 5 Jehoram was thirty andtwo years old when he began to eign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Abab 31 And Jehoshaphat reigned over to wife; and he wrought that which Judab :ñe was thirty and five years was evilin the eyes of the LORD. ld when he began to reign, and he 7 Howbeit the Load would not de reigned twenty and five years in Jeru-stroy the house of David, because of alem. And his mother's name was the covenant that be had made with Azubah the daughter of Shilbi. 32 And he walked in the way of Asa nis father, and departed not from it, noing that which was right in the sight of the Lond. 33 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers. 34 Now the rest of the acts of Jeboshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel. 35 ¶ And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah jom bimself with Ahaziali king of Israel, who did very wickedly: 36 And he joined himself with him to make ships to goʻto Tarshish; and they made the ships in Ezion-geber. David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever. STIn his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king. 9 Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him : and he rose up by night,and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains of the chariots. 10 So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he had [forsaken the LORD God of his fathers. 11 Moreover, he made high places in the mountains of Judah,and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication,and compelled Judalithereto. 12 T And there came a writing to him 37 Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah|from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus of Mareshah prophesied against Jeho-saith the LondGod of David tayfather, shaphat, saying, Because thou hast Because thou hast not walked in the joined thyself with Abaziah, the LORD ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in hath broken thy works. And the ships the ways of Asa king of Judah, |