2 Chronicles 17:1

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Jehoshaphat Becomes King His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king and solidified his rule over Israel.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 15:24 : 24 Asa passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his ancestor David. His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king.
  • 2 Chr 32:5 : 5 Hezekiah energetically rebuilt every broken wall. He erected towers and an outer wall, and fortified the terrace of the City of David. He made many weapons and shields.
  • Matt 1:8 : 8 Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah,
  • Eph 6:10 : 10 Exhortations for Spiritual Warfare Finally, be strengthened in the Lord and in the strength of his power.
  • Ezek 7:27 : 27 The king will mourn and the prince will be clothed with shuddering; the hands of the people of the land will tremble. Based on their behavior I will deal with them, and by their standard of justice I will judge them. Then they will know that I am the LORD!”
  • 1 Kgs 22:41 : 41 Jehoshaphat’s Reign over Judah In the fourth year of Ahab’s reign over Israel, Asa’s son Jehoshaphat became king over Judah.
  • 1 Chr 11:10 : 10 David’s Warriors These were the leaders of David’s warriors who, together with all Israel, stood courageously with him in his kingdom by installing him as king, in keeping with the LORD’s message concerning Israel.
  • 2 Chr 12:1 : 1 After Rehoboam’s rule was established and solidified, he and all Israel rejected the law of the LORD.
  • 2 Chr 26:8 : 8 The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah and his fame reached the border of Egypt, for he grew in power.
  • 1 Sam 23:16 : 16 Then Jonathan son of Saul left and went to David at Horesh. He encouraged him through God.

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  • 2 Chr 17:2-6
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    2He placed troops in all of Judah’s fortified cities and posted garrisons throughout the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized.

    3The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps at the beginning of his reign. He did not seek the Baals,

    4but instead sought the God of his ancestors and obeyed his commands, unlike the Israelites.

    5The LORD made his kingdom secure; all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he became very wealthy and greatly respected.

    6He was committed to following the LORD; he even removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 22:41-45
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    41Jehoshaphat’s Reign over Judah In the fourth year of Ahab’s reign over Israel, Asa’s son Jehoshaphat became king over Judah.

    42Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king and he reigned for twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.

    43He followed in his father Asa’s footsteps and was careful to do what the LORD approved.(22:44) However, the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.

    44(22:45) Jehoshaphat was also at peace with the king of Israel.

    45The rest of the events of Jehoshaphat’s reign, including his successes and military exploits, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 22:50-51
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    50Jehoshaphat passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his ancestor David. His son Jehoram replaced him as king.

    51Ahaziah’s Reign over Israel In the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Ahaziah became king over Israel in Samaria. He ruled for two years over Israel.

  • 2 Chr 17:12-13
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    12Jehoshaphat’s power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.

    13He had many supplies stored in the cities of Judah and an army of skilled warriors stationed in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kgs 8:16-17
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    16Jehoram’s Reign over Judah In the fifth year of the reign of Israel’s King Joram, son of Ahab, Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram became king over Judah.

    17He was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 21:1
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    1Jehoshaphat passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Jehoram replaced him as king.

  • 1 Kgs 15:24
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    24Asa passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his ancestor David. His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king.

  • 2 Chr 20:31-32
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    31Jehoshaphat’s Reign Ends Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king and he reigned for twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.

    32He followed in his father Asa’s footsteps and was careful to do what the LORD approved.

  • 1 Kgs 15:8-9
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    8Abijah passed away and was buried in the City of David. His son Asa replaced him as king.

    9Asa’s Reign over Judah In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became the king of Judah.

  • 1 Chr 3:10-11
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    10Solomon’s Descendants Solomon’s son was Rehoboam,followed by Abijah his son,Asa his son,Jehoshaphat his son,

    11Joram his son,Ahaziah his son,Joash his son,

  • 2 Kgs 3:1
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    1Moab Fights with Israel In the eighteenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Jehoram became king over Israel in Samaria; he ruled for twelve years.

  • 2 Chr 22:1
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    1Ahaziah’s Reign The residents of Jerusalem made his youngest son Ahaziah king in his place, for the raiding party that invaded the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 11:17
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    17They supported the kingdom of Judah and were loyal to Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years; they followed the edicts of David and Solomon for three years.

  • 2 Chr 20:1
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    1The Lord Gives Jehoshaphat Military Success Later the Moabites and Ammonites, along with some of the Meunites, attacked Jehoshaphat.

  • 2 Kgs 13:1
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    1Jehoahaz’s Reign over Israel In the twenty-third year of the reign of Judah’s King Joash son of Ahaziah, Jehu’s son Jehoahaz became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for seventeen years.

  • 1 Kgs 22:2
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    2In the third year King Jehoshaphat of Judah came down to visit the king of Israel.

  • 2 Kgs 13:9-10
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    9Jehoahaz passed away and was buried in Samaria. His son Joash replaced him as king.

    10Jehoash’s Reign over Israel In the thirty-seventh year of King Joash’s reign over Judah, Jehoahaz’s son Jehoash became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for sixteen years.

  • 2 Kgs 14:16
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    16Jehoash passed away and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. His son Jeroboam replaced him as king.)

  • 2 Chr 19:1
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    1When King Jehoshaphat of Judah returned home safely to Jerusalem,

  • 1 Kgs 22:29
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    29The king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah attacked Ramoth Gilead.

  • 2 Kgs 14:22
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    22Azariah built up Elat and restored it to Judah after the king had passed away.

  • 2 Chr 11:12
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    12In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.

  • 2 Kgs 8:24-25
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    24Joram passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Ahaziah replaced him as king.

    25Ahaziah Takes the Throne of Judah In the twelfth year of the reign of Israel’s King Joram, son of Ahab, Jehoram’s son Ahaziah became king over Judah.

  • 2 Chr 17:10
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    10The LORD put fear into all the kingdoms surrounding Judah; they did not make war with Jehoshaphat.

  • 2 Kgs 13:25
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    25Jehoahaz’s son Jehoash took back from Ben Hadad son of Hazael the cities that he had taken from his father Jehoahaz in war. Joash defeated him three times and recovered the Israelite cities.

  • 2 Kgs 15:1
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    1Azariah’s Reign over Judah In the twenty-seventh year of King Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Amaziah’s son Azariah became king over Judah.

  • 2 Kgs 9:29
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    29Ahaziah had become king over Judah in the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab.

  • 2 Chr 18:28
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    28The king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah attacked Ramoth Gilead.

  • 2 Chr 21:4
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    4Jehoram took control of his father’s kingdom and became powerful. Then he killed all his brothers, as well as some of the officials of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 27:9
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    9Jotham passed away and was buried in the City of David. His son Ahaz replaced him as king.

  • 2 Chr 18:1
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    1Jehoshaphat Allies with Ahab Jehoshaphat was very wealthy and greatly respected. He made an alliance by marriage with Ahab,

  • 2 Chr 13:18
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    18That day the Israelites were defeated; the men of Judah prevailed because they relied on the LORD God of their ancestors.

  • Matt 1:8
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    8Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah,

  • 2 Kgs 15:38
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    38Jotham passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his ancestor David. His son Ahaz replaced him as king.