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The Prophet Azariah Warns Asa 1 Now the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded, 2 and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lordis with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of […]

Asa Wars against Baasha 1 In thethirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah and fortified Ramah in order to preventanyonefrom going out or coming in to [meet with] Asa king of Judah. 2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the Lordand […]

Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa 1 Jehoshaphat his son then became king [of Judah] in Asa’s place, and strengthened his position over Israel. 2 He placed troops in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim which his father Asa had captured. His Good Reign […]

Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahab 1 Now Jehoshaphat had great wealth and honor, and was allied bymarriage with Ahab. 2 Some years later he went down to [visit] Ahab in Samaria. And Ahab slaughtered many sheep and oxen for him and the people who were with him, and induced him to go up against Ramoth-gilead. 3 […]

Jehu Rebukes Jehoshaphat 1 Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned safely to his house (palace) in Jerusalem. 2 Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the ungodly and love those who hate the Lordand in doing sobringwrath from the Lordon yourself? 3 […]

Judah Invaded 1 Now it happened after this that the Moabites and the Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat. 2 Then it was reported to Jehoshaphat, “A great multitude has come against you from beyond the [Dead] Sea, out ofAram (Syria); and behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar (that […]

Jehoram Succeeds Jehoshaphat in Judah 1 Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers [in death] and was buried with them in the City of David; and his son Jehoram became king in his place. 2 He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah,Azaryahu, Michael, and Shephatiah. All of these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king […]

Ahaziah Succeeds Jehoram in Judah 1 Then the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, because the band of men (raiders) who came with the Arabs to the camp had killed all the oldersons. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign. 2 Ahaziah wastwenty-two years […]

Jehoiada Sets Joash on the Throne of Judah 1 In the seventh year Jehoiada [the priest] summoned his courage and took the captains of hundreds: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Johanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri,and they enteredinto a covenant […]

Young Joash Influenced by Jehoiada 1 Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned for forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah from Beersheba. 2 Joash did what was right in the sight of the Lordall the days of Jehoiada the priest [his uncle]. 3 Jehoiada took two wives […]