Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, Joram the father of Uzziah,

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Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram, Jehoram the father of Uzziah,

Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram. Jehoram was the father of Uzziah.

and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah,

Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat was the father of Jehoram. Jehoram was the father of Uzziah.

Asa fathered Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat fathered Joram, Joram fathered Uzziah,

Asa fathered Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat fathered Joram, and Joram fathered Uzziah.

Asa begot Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat begot Joram, and Joram begot Uzziah.

and Asa begat Jehoshaphat; and Jehoshaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Uzziah;

Asa fathered Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat fathered Joram, Joram fathered Uzziah,

And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;

Asa became the father of Jehoshaphat. Jehoshaphat became the father of Joram. Joram became the father of Uzziah.

Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,

All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in his father Amaziah’s place.

In the fifth year of the reign of Israel’s King Joram, son of Ahab, Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram became king over Judah.

In the third year King Jehoshaphat of Judah came down to visit the king of Israel.The king of Israel said to his servants,“ Surely you recognize that Ramoth Gilead belongs to us, though we are hesitant to reclaim it from the king of Syria.”Then he said to Jehoshaphat,“ Will you go with me to attack Ramoth Gilead?” Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel,“ I will support you; my army and horses are at your disposal.”Then Jehoshaphat added,“ First seek an oracle from the LORD.”So the king of Israel assembled about four hundred prophets and asked them,“ Should I attack Ramoth Gilead or not?” They said,“ Attack! The sovereign one will hand it over to the king.”But Jehoshaphat asked,“ Is there not a prophet of the LORD still here, that we may ask him?”The king of Israel answered Jehoshaphat,“ There is still one man through whom we can seek the LORD’s will. But I despise him because he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster. His name is Micaiah son of Imlah. Jehoshaphat said,“ The king should not say such things.”The king of Israel summoned an official and said,“ Quickly bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”Now the king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah were sitting on their respective thrones, dressed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria. All the prophets were prophesying before them.Zedekiah son of Kenaanah made iron horns and said,“ This is what the LORD says,‘ With these you will gore Syria until they are destroyed.’”All the prophets were prophesying the same, saying,“ Attack Ramoth Gilead! You will succeed; the LORD will hand it over to the king.”Now the messenger who went to summon Micaiah said to him,“ Look, the prophets are in complete agreement that the king will succeed. Your words must agree with theirs; you must predict success.”But Micaiah said,“ As certainly as the LORD lives, I will say what the LORD tells me to say.”When he came before the king, the king asked him,“ Micaiah, should we attack Ramoth Gilead or not?” He answered him,“ Attack! You will succeed; the LORD will hand it over to the king.”The king said to him,“ How many times must I make you solemnly promise in the name of the LORD to tell me only the truth?”Micaiah said,“ I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains like sheep that have no shepherd. Then the LORD said,‘ They have no master. They should go home in peace.’”The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat,“ Didn’t I tell you he does not prophesy prosperity for me, but disaster?”Micaiah said,“ That being the case, hear the word of the LORD. I saw the LORD sitting on his throne, with all the heavenly assembly standing on his right and on his left.The LORD said,‘ Who will deceive Ahab, so he will attack Ramoth Gilead and die there?’ One said this and another that.Then a spirit stepped forward and stood before the LORD. He said,‘ I will deceive him.’ The LORD asked him,‘ How?’He replied,‘ I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ The LORD said,‘ Deceive and overpower him. Go out and do as you have proposed.’So now, look, the LORD has placed a lying spirit in the mouths of all these prophets of yours; but the LORD has decreed disaster for you.”Zedekiah son of Kenaanah approached, hit Micaiah on the jaw, and said,“ Which way did the LORD’s spirit go when he went from me to speak to you?”Micaiah replied,“ Look, you will see in the day when you go into an inner room to hide.”Then the king of Israel said,“ Take Micaiah and return him to Amon the city official and Joash the king’s son.Say,‘ This is what the king says,“ Put this man in prison. Give him only a little bread and water until I safely return.”’”Micaiah said,“ If you really do safely return, then the LORD has not spoken through me.” Then he added,“ Take note, all you people.”The king of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah attacked Ramoth Gilead.The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat,“ I will disguise myself and then enter into the battle; but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself and then entered into the battle.Now the king of Syria had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders,“ Do not fight common soldiers or high-ranking officers; fight only the king of Israel.”When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said,“ He must be the king of Israel.” So they turned and attacked him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.When the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, they turned away from him.Now an archer shot an arrow at random, and it struck the king of Israel between the plates of his armor. The king ordered his charioteer,“ Turn around and take me from the battle line, because I’m wounded.”While the battle raged throughout the day, the king stood propped up in his chariot opposite the Syrians. He died in the evening; the blood from the wound ran down into the bottom of the chariot.As the sun was setting, a cry went through the camp,“ Each one should return to his city and to his homeland.”So the king died and was taken to Samaria, where they buried him.They washed off the chariot at the pool of Samaria( this was where the prostitutes bathed); dogs licked his blood, just as the LORD had said would happen.The rest of the events of Ahab’s reign, including a record of his accomplishments and how he built a luxurious palace and various cities, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.Ahab passed away. His son Ahaziah replaced him as king.In the fourth year of King Ahab’s reign over Israel, Asa’s son Jehoshaphat became king over Judah.Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king and he reigned for twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.He followed in his father Asa’s footsteps and was careful to do what the LORD approved.( 22: 44) However, the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.( 22: 45) Jehoshaphat was also at peace with the king of Israel.The rest of the events of Jehoshaphat’s reign, including his successes and military exploits, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.He removed from the land any male cultic prostitutes who had managed to survive the reign of his father Asa.There was no king in Edom at this time; a governor ruled.Jehoshaphat built a fleet of large merchant ships to travel to Ophir for gold, but they never made the voyage because they were shipwrecked in Ezion Geber.Then Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat,“ Let my sailors join yours in the fleet,” but Jehoshaphat refused.Jehoshaphat passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his ancestor David. His son Jehoram replaced him as king.

In the eighteenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Jehoram became king over Israel in Samaria; he ruled for twelve years.

His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king and solidified his rule over Israel.He placed troops in all of Judah’s fortified cities and posted garrisons throughout the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized.The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps at the beginning of his reign. He did not seek the Baals,but instead sought the God of his ancestors and obeyed his commands, unlike the Israelites.The LORD made his kingdom secure; all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he became very wealthy and greatly respected.He was committed to following the LORD; he even removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.In the third year of his reign he sent his officials Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah.They were accompanied by the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah, and by the priests Elishama and Jehoram.They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the scroll of the law of the LORD. They traveled to all the cities of Judah and taught the people.The LORD put fear into all the kingdoms surrounding Judah; they did not make war with Jehoshaphat.Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat tribute, including a load of silver. The Arabs brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats from their flocks.Jehoshaphat’s power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.He had many supplies stored in the cities of Judah and an army of skilled warriors stationed in Jerusalem.These were their divisions by families: There were a thousand officers from Judah. Adnah the commander led 300,000 skilled warriors,Jehochanan the commander led 280,000,and Amasiah son of Zikri, who volunteered to serve the LORD, led 200,000 skilled warriors.From Benjamin, Eliada, a skilled warrior, led 200,000 men who were equipped with bows and shields,and Jehozabad led 180,000 trained warriors.These were the ones who served the king, besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.

Jehoshaphat passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Jehoram replaced him as king.

All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in his father Amaziah’s place.Uzziah built up Elat and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah had passed away.Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecholiah, who was from Jerusalem.He did what the LORD approved, just as his father Amaziah had done.He followed God during the lifetime of Zechariah, who taught him how to honor God. As long as he followed the LORD, God caused him to succeed.Uzziah attacked the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. He built cities in the region of Ashdod and throughout Philistine territory.God helped him in his campaigns against the Philistines, the Arabs living in Gur Baal, and the Meunites.The Ammonites paid tribute to Uzziah and his fame reached the border of Egypt, for he grew in power.Uzziah built and fortified towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, Valley Gate, and at the Angle.He built towers in the desert and dug many cisterns, for he owned many herds in the lowlands and on the plain. He had workers in the fields and vineyards in the hills and in Carmel, for he loved agriculture.Uzziah had an army of skilled warriors trained for battle. They were organized by divisions according to the muster rolls made by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the officer under the authority of Hananiah, a royal official.The total number of family leaders who led warriors was 2,600.They commanded an army of 307,500 skilled and able warriors who were ready to defend the king against his enemies.Uzziah supplied shields, spears, helmets, breastplates, bows, and slingstones for the entire army.In Jerusalem he made war machines carefully designed to shoot arrows and large stones from the towers and corners of the walls. He became very famous, for he received tremendous support and became powerful.But once he became powerful, his pride destroyed him. He disobeyed the LORD his God. He entered the LORD’s temple to offer incense on the incense altar.Azariah the priest and eighty other brave priests of the LORD followed him in.They confronted King Uzziah and said to him,“ It is not proper for you, Uzziah, to offer incense to the LORD. That is the responsibility of the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who are consecrated to offer incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have disobeyed and the LORD God will not honor you!”Uzziah, who had an incense censer in his hand, became angry. While he was ranting and raving at the priests, a skin disease appeared on his forehead right there in front of the priests in the LORD’s temple near the incense altar.When Azariah the high priest and the other priests looked at him, there was a skin disease on his forehead. They hurried him out of there; even the king himself wanted to leave quickly because the LORD had afflicted him.King Uzziah suffered from a skin disease until the day he died. He lived in separate quarters, afflicted by a skin disease and banned from the LORD’s temple. His son Jotham was in charge of the palace and ruled over the people of the land.The rest of the events of Uzziah’s reign, from start to finish, were recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.Uzziah passed away and was buried near his ancestors in a cemetery belonging to the kings.( This was because he had a skin disease.) His son Jotham replaced him as king.

Asa passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his ancestor David. His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king.

In the twenty-seventh year of King Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Amaziah’s son Azariah became king over Judah.He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecholiah, who was from Jerusalem.He did what the LORD approved, just as his father Amaziah had done.But the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.The LORD afflicted the king with an illness; he suffered from a skin disease until the day he died. He lived in separate quarters, while his son Jotham was in charge of the palace and ruled over the people of the land.The rest of the events of Azariah’s reign, including all his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah.