eldest son, Jehoram, married Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel. In his own kingdom Jehoshaphat ever showed himself a zealous follower of the commandments of God. Riches and honors increased around him. He received tribute from the Philistines and Arabians, and kept up a large standing army in Jerusalem. He attempted, without success, to institute a foreign commerce, but most of his plans to advance his country’s interests and most of his wars were eminently successful. His history in a continuous