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But the illegal worship sites were not torn down. The people continued to sacrifice and burn incense at these worship sites. Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
And Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel. ] First with Ahab, with whom he contracted an affinity, and joined with him in his expedition to Ramothgilead, and with Ahaziah his successor.
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Jehoshaphat was 35 years old when he began to rule, and he ruled for 25 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Azubah, daughter of Shilhi.
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Jehoshaphat carefully followed the example his father Asa had set and did what the LORD considered right.
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But the illegal worship sites were not torn down. The people continued to sacrifice and burn incense at these worship sites. Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.
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Isn't everything else about Jehoshaphat--the heroic acts he did and [the wars] he fought--written in the official records of the kings of Judah?
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He rid the land of the male temple prostitutes who were left there from the time of his father Asa.