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25 When Jehoshaphat and his army came to take their valuables, they found many supplies, much clothing, and other valuable things. There was more than they could carry away; there was so much it took three days to gather it all.
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25 So Jehoshaphat and his men went to carry off their plunder, and they found among them a great amount of equipment and clothing and also articles of value--more than they could take away. There was so much plunder that it took three days to collect it.
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26 On the fourth day Jehoshaphat and his army met in the Valley of Beracah and praised the Lord. That is why that place has been called the Valley of Beracahn to this day.
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26 On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, where they praised the LORD. This is why it is called the Valley of Beracah to this day.
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27 Then Jehoshaphat led all the men from Judah and Jerusalem back to Jerusalem. The Lord had made them happy because their enemies were defeated.
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27 Then, led by Jehoshaphat, all the men of Judah and Jerusalem returned joyfully to Jerusalem, for the LORD had given them cause to rejoice over their enemies.
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28 They entered Jerusalem with harps, lyres, and trumpets and went to the Temple of the Lord.
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28 They entered Jerusalem and went to the temple of the LORD with harps and lutes and trumpets.
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29 When all the kingdoms of the lands around them heard how the Lord had fought Israel's enemies, they feared God.
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29 The fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the countries when they heard how the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.
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30 So Jehoshaphat's kingdom was not at war. His God gave him peace from all the countries around him.
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30 And the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.
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31 Jehoshaphat ruled over the country of Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for twenty-five years. His mother's name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
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31 So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king of Judah, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother's name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
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32 Jehoshaphat was good like his father Asa, and he did what the Lord said was right.
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32 He walked in the ways of his father Asa and did not stray from them; he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD.
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33 But the places where gods were worshiped were not removed, and the people did not really want to follow the God of their ancestors.
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33 The high places, however, were not removed, and the people still had not set their hearts on the God of their fathers.
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34 The other things Jehoshaphat did as king, from the beginning to the end, are written in the records of Jehu son of Hanani, which are in the book of the kings of Israel.
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34 The other events of Jehoshaphat's reign, from beginning to end, are written in the annals of Jehu son of Hanani, which are recorded in the book of the kings of Israel.
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35 Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made a treaty with Ahaziah king of Israel, which was a wrong thing to do.
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35 Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, who was guilty of wickedness.
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| Scripture taken from the New Century Version. Copyright © 1987, 1988, 1991 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New Century Version Online Bible) |
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