Ahab's Death
29 Then the king of Israel and Judah's King Jehoshaphat went up to Ramoth-gilead.
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But the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, "I will disguise myself and go into battle, but you wear your royal attire." So the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.
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Now the king of Aram had ordered his 32 chariot commanders, "Do not fight with anyone at all except the king of Israel."
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When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they shouted, "He must be the king of Israel!" So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.
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When the chariot commanders saw that he was not the king of Israel, they turned back from pursuing him.
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But a man drew his bow without taking special aim and struck the king of Israel through the joints of his armor. So he said to his charioteer, "Turn around and take me out of the battle, for I am badly wounded!"
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The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. He died that evening, and blood from his wound flowed into the bottom of the chariot.
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Then the cry rang out in the army as the sun set, declaring: Each man to his own city, and each man to his own land!
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So the king died and was brought to Samaria. They buried the king in Samaria.
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Then someone washed the chariot at the pool of Samaria. The dogs licked up his blood, and the prostitutes bathed [in it], according to the word of the Lord that He had spoken.
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The rest of the events of Ahab's [reign], along with all his accomplishments, the ivory palace he built, and all the cities he built, are written about in the Historical Record of Israel's Kings.
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Ahab rested with his fathers, and his son Ahaziah became king in his place.
Judah's King Jehoshaphat
41 Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Israel's King Ahab.
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Jehoshaphat was 35 years old when he became king; he reigned 25 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
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He walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them but did what was right in the Lord's sight. However, the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
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Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel.
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The rest of the events of Jehoshaphat's [reign], along with the might he exercised and how he waged war, are written about in the Historical Record of Judah's Kings.
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He removed from the land the rest of the male shrine prostitutes who were left from the days of his father Asa.
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There was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.
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Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go because the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
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At that time, Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, "Let my servants go with your servants in the ships," but Jehoshaphat was not willing.
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Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of his forefather David. His son Jehoram became king in his place.
Israel's King Ahaziah
51 Ahaziah son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Judah's King Jehoshaphat; he reigned over Israel two years.
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He did what was evil in the Lord's sight. He walked in the way of his father, in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.
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He served Baal and worshiped him. He provoked the Lord God of Israel just as his father had done.