After all that Hezekiah had faithfully done, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and invaded Judah.  . . . he sent his officers to Jerusalem with this message for Hezekiah king of Judah and for all the people of Judah who were there:"This is what Sennacherib king of Assyria says: On what are you basing your confidence, that you remain in Jerusalem under siege? When Hezekiah says, 'The LORD our God wi...  Read More

So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah.  . . . He followed the ways of his father Asa and did not stray from them; he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD.  . . . Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, whose ways were wicked. He agreed with him to construct a fleet of trading ships. After these were built at Ezion Geber, Eliezer son of Dodavahu of Mareshah ...  Read More

Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in His prophets and you will be successful. After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the LORD and to praise Him for the splendor of His holiness as they went out...  Read More

All the men of Judah, with their wives and children and little ones, stood there before the LORD. Then the Spirit of the LORD came on Jahaziel . . . a Levite and descendant of Asaph, as he stood in the assembly.He said: "Listen, King Jehoshaphat and all who live in Judah and Jerusalem! This is what the LORD says to you. 'Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is ...  Read More

After this, the Moabites and Ammonites with some of the Meunites came to wage war against Jehoshaphat.  . . . Alarmed, Jehoshaphat resolved to inquire of the LORD, and he proclaimed a fast for all Judah. The people of Judah came together to seek help from the LORD; indeed, they came from every town in Judah to seek Him.Then Jehoshaphat stood up in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem at the temple ...  Read More

Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the LORD, the God of their ancestors. He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah. He told them, "Consider carefully what you do, because you are not judging for mere mortals but for the LORD, who is with you whenever you give a ...  Read More

So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead.  . . . When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they thought, "This is the king of Israel." So they turned to attack him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him, for when the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they stopped pursuing him. But someone drew...  Read More

When he arrived, the king asked him, "Micaiah, shall we go to war against Ramoth Gilead, or shall we not?"  . . . Then Micaiah answered, "I saw all Israel scattered on the hill like sheep without a shepherd," . . . Micaiah continued, "Therefore hear the word of the LORD: I saw the LORD sitting on His throne with all the multitudes of heaven standing on His right and on His left. And the LORD said,...  Read More

All the other prophets were prophesying the same thing. "Attack Ramoth Gilead and be victorious," they said, "for the LORD will give it into the king's hand."The messenger who had gone to summon Micaiah said to him, "Look, the other prophets without exception are predicting success for the king. Let your word agree with theirs, and speak favorably."But Micaiah said, "As surely as the LORD lives, I...  Read More

Now Jehoshaphat had great wealth and honor, and he aligned himself with Ahab by marriage. Some years later, he went down to see Ahab in Samaria. Ahab slaughtered many sheep and cattle for him and the people with him and urged him to attack Ramoth Gilead. Ahab king of Israel asked Jehoshaphat king of Judah, "Will you go with me against Ramoth Gilead?" Jehoshaphat replied, "I am as you are, and my p...  Read More

Then in the forty-first year of his reign Asa died and rested with his ancestors.  . . . Jehoshaphat his son succeeded him as king . . . The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of his father David before him. He did not consult the Baals but sought the God of his father and followed his commands rather than the practices of Israel. The LORD established the kingdom under his cont...  Read More

At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him: "Because you relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand. Were not the Cushites and Libyans a mighty army with great numbers of chariots and horsemen? Yet when you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand. For the eyes of the LORD range throughout...  Read More