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

亚撒生约沙法；约沙法生约兰；约兰生乌西亚；

亚撒生约沙法，约沙法生约兰，约兰生乌西雅，

亚撒生约沙法，约沙法生约兰，约兰生乌西雅，

亚撒生约沙法，约沙法生约兰，约兰生乌西雅，

亚撒生约沙法，约沙法生约兰，约兰生乌西雅，

亚撒生约沙法，约沙法生约兰，约兰生乌西亚，

亞撒生約沙法；約沙法生約蘭；約蘭生烏西雅；

亞撒生約沙法，約沙法生約蘭，約蘭生烏西雅，

亞撒生約沙法，約沙法生約蘭，約蘭生烏西雅，

亞撒生約沙法，約沙法生約蘭，約蘭生烏西雅，

亞撒生約沙法，約沙法生約蘭，約蘭生烏西雅，

亞撒生約沙法；約沙法生約蘭；約蘭生烏西雅；

亞撒生約沙法，約沙法生約蘭，約蘭生烏西亞，

亞撒生約沙法、約沙法生約蘭、約蘭生烏西亞、

亞撒生約沙法、約沙法生約蘭、約蘭生烏西亞、

亞撒生約沙法、約沙法生約蘭、約蘭生烏西雅、

阿撒生若撒法、若撒法生若蘭、若蘭生哈西亞、

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

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

Jehoram, Ahaziah, Joash,

All the people of Judah had crowned Amaziah’s sixteen year old son, Uzziah, as king in place of his father, Amaziah.

Jehoram son of King Jehoshaphat of Judah began to rule over Judah in the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel.

Then during the third year, King Jehoshaphat of Judah went to visit King Ahab of Israel.During the visit, the king of Israel said to his officials,“ Do you realize that the town of Ramoth gilead belongs to us? And yet we’ve done nothing to recapture it from the king of Aram!”Then he turned to Jehoshaphat and asked,“ Will you join me in battle to recover Ramoth gilead?” Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel,“ Why, of course! You and I are as one. My troops are your troops, and my horses are your horses.”Then Jehoshaphat added,“ But first let’s find out what the Lord says.”So the king of Israel summoned the prophets, about 400 of them, and asked them,“ Should I go to war against Ramoth gilead, or should I hold back?” They all replied,“ Yes, go right ahead! The Lord will give the king victory.”But Jehoshaphat asked,“ Is there not also a prophet of the Lord here? We should ask him the same question.”The king of Israel replied to Jehoshaphat,“ There is one more man who could consult the Lord for us, but I hate him. He never prophesies anything but trouble for me! His name is Micaiah son of Imlah.” Jehoshaphat replied,“ That’s not the way a king should talk! Let’s hear what he has to say.”So the king of Israel called one of his officials and said,“ Quick! Bring Micaiah son of Imlah.”King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah, dressed in their royal robes, were sitting on thrones at the threshing floor near the gate of Samaria. All of Ahab’s prophets were prophesying there in front of them.One of them, Zedekiah son of Kenaanah, made some iron horns and proclaimed,“ This is what the Lord says: With these horns you will gore the Arameans to death!”All the other prophets agreed.“ Yes,” they said,“ go up to Ramoth gilead and be victorious, for the Lord will give the king victory!”Meanwhile, the messenger who went to get Micaiah said to him,“ Look, all the prophets are promising victory for the king. Be sure that you agree with them and promise success.”But Micaiah replied,“ As surely as the Lord lives, I will say only what the Lord tells me to say.”When Micaiah arrived before the king, Ahab asked him,“ Micaiah, should we go to war against Ramoth gilead, or should we hold back?” Micaiah replied sarcastically,“ Yes, go up and be victorious, for the Lord will give the king victory!”But the king replied sharply,“ How many times must I demand that you speak only the truth to me when you speak for the Lord?”Then Micaiah told him,“ In a vision I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd. And the Lord said,‘ Their master has been killed. Send them home in peace.’”“ Didn’t I tell you?” the king of Israel exclaimed to Jehoshaphat.“ He never prophesies anything but trouble for me.”Then Micaiah continued,“ Listen to what the Lord says! I saw the Lord sitting on his throne with all the armies of heaven around him, on his right and on his left.And the Lord said,‘ Who can entice Ahab to go into battle against Ramoth gilead so he can be killed?’“ There were many suggestions,and finally a spirit approached the Lord and said,‘ I can do it!’“‘ How will you do this?’ the Lord asked.“ And the spirit replied,‘ I will go out and inspire all of Ahab’s prophets to speak lies.’“‘ You will succeed,’ said the Lord.‘ Go ahead and do it.’“ So you see, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouths of all your prophets. For the Lord has pronounced your doom.”Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah walked up to Micaiah and slapped him across the face.“ Since when did the Spirit of the Lord leave me to speak to you?” he demanded.And Micaiah replied,“ You will find out soon enough when you are trying to hide in some secret room!”“ Arrest him!” the king of Israel ordered.“ Take him back to Amon, the governor of the city, and to my son Joash.Give them this order from the king:‘ Put this man in prison, and feed him nothing but bread and water until I return safely from the battle!’”But Micaiah replied,“ If you return safely, it will mean that the Lord has not spoken through me!” Then he added to those standing around,“ Everyone mark my words!”So King Ahab of Israel and King Jehoshaphat of Judah led their armies against Ramoth gilead.The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat,“ As we go into battle, I will disguise myself so no one will recognize me, but you wear your royal robes.” So the king of Israel disguised himself, and they went into battle.Meanwhile, the king of Aram had issued these orders to his thirty two chariot commanders:“ Attack only the king of Israel. Don’t bother with anyone else!”So when the Aramean chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat in his royal robes, they went after him.“ There is the king of Israel!” they shouted. But when Jehoshaphat called out,the chariot commanders realized he was not the king of Israel, and they stopped chasing him.An Aramean soldier, however, randomly shot an arrow at the Israelite troops and hit the king of Israel between the joints of his armor.“ Turn the horses and get me out of here!” Ahab groaned to the driver of his chariot.“ I’m badly wounded!”The battle raged all that day, and the king remained propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. The blood from his wound ran down to the floor of his chariot, and as evening arrived he died.Just as the sun was setting, the cry ran through his troops:“ We’re done for! Run for your lives!”So the king died, and his body was taken to Samaria and buried there.Then his chariot was washed beside the pool of Samaria, and dogs came and licked his blood at the place where the prostitutes bathed, just as the Lord had promised.The rest of the events in Ahab’s reign and everything he did, including the story of the ivory palace and the towns he built, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.So Ahab died, and his son Ahaziah became the next king.Jehoshaphat son of Asa began to rule over Judah in the fourth year of King Ahab’s reign in Israel.Jehoshaphat was thirty five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty five years. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.Jehoshaphat was a good king, following the example of his father, Asa. He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight. During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel.The rest of the events in Jehoshaphat’s reign, the extent of his power, and the wars he waged are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.He banished from the land the rest of the male and female shrine prostitutes, who still continued their practices from the days of his father, Asa.( There was no king in Edom at that time, only a deputy.)Jehoshaphat also built a fleet of trading ships to sail to Ophir for gold. But the ships never set sail, for they met with disaster in their home port of Ezion geber.At one time Ahaziah son of Ahab had proposed to Jehoshaphat,“ Let my men sail with your men in the ships.” But Jehoshaphat refused the request.When Jehoshaphat died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Jehoram became the next king.

Ahab’s son Joram began to rule over Israel in the eighteenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria twelve years.

Then Jehoshaphat, Asa’s son, became the next king. He strengthened Judah to stand against any attack from Israel.He stationed troops in all the fortified towns of Judah, and he assigned additional garrisons to the land of Judah and to the towns of Ephraim that his father, Asa, had captured.The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father’s early years and did not worship the images of Baal.He sought his father’s God and obeyed his commands instead of following the evil practices of the kingdom of Israel.So the Lord established Jehoshaphat’s control over the kingdom of Judah. All the people of Judah brought gifts to Jehoshaphat, so he became very wealthy and highly esteemed.He was deeply committed to the ways of the Lord. He removed the pagan shrines and Asherah poles from Judah.In the third year of his reign Jehoshaphat sent his officials to teach in all the towns of Judah. These officials included Ben hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah.He sent Levites along with them, including Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob adonijah. He also sent out the priests Elishama and Jehoram.They took copies of the Book of the Law of the Lord and traveled around through all the towns of Judah, teaching the people.Then the fear of the Lord fell over all the surrounding kingdoms so that none of them wanted to declare war on Jehoshaphat.Some of the Philistines brought him gifts and silver as tribute, and the Arabs brought 7,700 rams and 7,700 male goats.So Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful and built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.He stored numerous supplies in Judah’s towns and stationed an army of seasoned troops at Jerusalem.His army was enrolled according to ancestral clans. From Judah there were 300,000 troops organized in units of 1,000, under the command of Adnah.Next in command was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 troops.Next was Amasiah son of Zicri, who volunteered for the Lord’s service, with 200,000 troops under his command.From Benjamin there were 200,000 troops equipped with bows and shields. They were under the command of Eliada, a veteran soldier.Next in command was Jehozabad, who commanded 180,000 armed men.These were the troops stationed in Jerusalem to serve the king, besides those Jehoshaphat stationed in the fortified towns throughout Judah.

When Jehoshaphat died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Jehoram became the next king.

All the people of Judah had crowned Amaziah’s sixteen year old son, Uzziah, as king in place of his father.After his father’s death, Uzziah rebuilt the town of Elath and restored it to Judah.Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty two years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem.He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done.Uzziah sought God during the days of Zechariah, who taught him to fear God. And as long as the king sought guidance from the Lord, God gave him success.Uzziah declared war on the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. Then he built new towns in the Ashdod area and in other parts of Philistia.God helped him in his wars against the Philistines, his battles with the Arabs of Gur, and his wars with the Meunites.The Meunites paid annual tribute to him, and his fame spread even to Egypt, for he had become very powerful.Uzziah built fortified towers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the angle in the wall.He also constructed forts in the wilderness and dug many water cisterns, because he kept great herds of livestock in the foothills of Judah and on the plains. He was also a man who loved the soil. He had many workers who cared for his farms and vineyards, both on the hillsides and in the fertile valleys.Uzziah had an army of well trained warriors, ready to march into battle, unit by unit. This army had been mustered and organized by Jeiel, the secretary of the army, and his assistant, Maaseiah. They were under the direction of Hananiah, one of the king’s officials.These regiments of mighty warriors were commanded by 2,600 clan leaders.The army consisted of 307,500 men, all elite troops. They were prepared to assist the king against any enemy.Uzziah provided the entire army with shields, spears, helmets, coats of mail, bows, and sling stones.And he built structures on the walls of Jerusalem, designed by experts to protect those who shot arrows and hurled large stones from the towers and the corners of the wall. His fame spread far and wide, for the Lord gave him marvelous help, and he became very powerful.But when he had become powerful, he also became proud, which led to his downfall. He sinned against the Lord his God by entering the sanctuary of the Lord’s Temple and personally burning incense on the incense altar.Azariah the high priest went in after him with eighty other priests of the Lord, all brave men.They confronted King Uzziah and said,“ It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord. That is the work of the priests alone, the descendants of Aaron who are set apart for this work. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have sinned. The Lord God will not honor you for this!”Uzziah, who was holding an incense burner, became furious. But as he was standing there raging at the priests before the incense altar in the Lord’s Temple, leprosy suddenly broke out on his forehead.When Azariah the high priest and all the other priests saw the leprosy, they rushed him out. And the king himself was eager to get out because the Lord had struck him.So King Uzziah had leprosy until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house, for he was excluded from the Temple of the Lord. His son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land.The rest of the events of Uzziah’s reign, from beginning to end, are recorded by the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz.When Uzziah died, he was buried with his ancestors; his grave was in a nearby burial field belonging to the kings, for the people said,“ He had leprosy.” And his son Jotham became the next king.

When Asa died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then Jehoshaphat, Asa’s son, became the next king.

Uzziah son of Amaziah began to rule over Judah in the twenty seventh year of the reign of King Jeroboam II of Israel.He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty two years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem.He did what was pleasing in the Lord’s sight, just as his father, Amaziah, had done.But he did not destroy the pagan shrines, and the people still offered sacrifices and burned incense there.The Lord struck the king with leprosy, which lasted until the day he died. He lived in isolation in a separate house. The king’s son Jotham was put in charge of the royal palace, and he governed the people of the land.The rest of the events in Uzziah’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.