1 Kings 22:44–53

⁴⁴Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel.^af

⁴⁵The 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.^{ag 46}He eradicated from the land the rest of the male cult prostitutes who were left from the days of his father Asa.^{a 47}There was no king in Edom;^b a deputy served as king. ⁴⁸Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish^c to go to Ophir^d for gold, but they did not go because the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.^{e 49}At that time, Ahaziah^f son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your servants in the ships,” but Jehoshaphat was not willing. ⁵⁰Jehoshaphat rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of his ancestor David.^g His son Jehoram^h became king in his place.

ISRAEL’S KING AHAZIAH

⁵¹Ahaziahⁱ son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria^j in the seventeenth year of Judah’s King Jehoshaphat,^k and he reigned over Israel two years. ⁵²He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight.^l He walked in the ways of his father,^m in the ways of his mother,ⁿ and in the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.^{o 53}He served Baal and bowed in worship to him.^p He angered the Lord God of Israel just as his father had done.^q