nsb - 1Kings:22:41-50

nsb@1Kings:22:41 @ Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah in the fourth year of the reign of King Ahab of Israel.

nsb@1Kings:22:42 @ He was thirty-five years old. He ruled in Jerusalem for twenty-five years. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.

nsb@1Kings:22:43 @ Like his father Asa before him, he did what was right in the sight of Jehovah. However the places of worship were not destroyed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

nsb@1Kings:22:44 @ Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.

nsb@1Kings:22:45 @ Everything else that Jehoshaphat did, all his bravery and his battles, are recorded in The History of the Kings of Judah.

nsb@1Kings:22:46 @ He banished all the male and female prostitutes serving at the pagan altars who were still left from the days of his father Asa.

nsb@1Kings:22:47 @ The land of Edom had no king. A deputy appointed by the king of Judah ruled it.

nsb@1Kings:22:48 @ King Jehoshaphat had ocean-going ships built to sail to the land of Ophir for gold. They were wrecked at Eziongeber and never sailed.

nsb@1Kings:22:49 @ King Ahaziah of Israel offered to let his men sail with Jehoshaphat's men. Jehoshaphat refused the offer.

nsb@1Kings:22:50 @ Jehoshaphat died and was buried in the royal tombs in David's City. His son Jehoram succeeded him as king.