1 Kings 22:41–48

Jehoshaphat King of Judah

22:41–50pp—2Ch 20:31–21:1

⁴¹Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel. ⁴²Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. ⁴³In everything he followed the ways of his father Asa^m and did not stray from them; he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. The high places,ⁿ however, were not removed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.^{c 44}Jehoshaphat was also at peace with the king of Israel.

⁴⁵As for the other events of Jehoshaphat’s reign, the things he achieved and his military exploits, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? ⁴⁶He rid the land of the rest of the male shrine prostitutes^o who remained there even after the reign of his father Asa. ⁴⁷There was then no king^p in Edom; a provincial governor ruled.

⁴⁸Now Jehoshaphat built a fleet of trading ships^dq to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail—they were wrecked at Ezion Geber.^r