Judah’s King Jehoshaphat

⁴¹ Jehoshaphat^(A) son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Israel’s King Ahab. ⁴² Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king; he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. ⁴³ He walked in all the ways of his father Asa;^(B) he did not turn away from them but did what was right in the Lord’s sight. However, the high places were not taken away;^[a] the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.^{(C) 44} Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel.^(D)

⁴⁵ The rest of the events of Jehoshaphat’s reign, along with the might he exercised and how he waged war, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings.^{(E) 46} He eradicated from the land the rest of the male cult prostitutes who were left from the days of his father Asa.^{(F) 47} There was no king in Edom;^(G) a deputy served as king. ⁴⁸ Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish^(H) to go to Ophir^(I) for gold, but they did not go because the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.^{(J) 49} At that time, Ahaziah^(K) son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your servants in the ships,” but Jehoshaphat was not willing. ⁵⁰ Jehoshaphat rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of his ancestor David.^(L) His son Jehoram^(M) became king in his place.