1 Kings 22:44–53

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

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. ^g46He removed from the land the rest of the male cult prostitutes who were left from the days of his father Asa. ^h47There was no king in Edom; ⁱa deputy served as king. ⁴⁸Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish ^jto go to Ophir ^kfor gold, but they did not go because the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber. ^l49At that time, Ahaziah ^mson of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your servants in the ships,” but Jehoshaphat was not willing. ⁵⁰Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his ancestor David. ⁿHis son Jehoram ^obecame king in his place.

Israel’s King Ahaziah

⁵¹Ahaziah ^pson of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria ^qin the seventeenth year of Judah’s King Jehoshaphat ^rand reigned over Israel two years. ⁵²He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. ^sHe walked in the way of his father, ^tin the way of his mother, ^uand in the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin. ^v53He served Baal and worshiped him. ^wHe provoked the Lord God of Israel just as his father had done. ^x