2 Chronicles 19:1

1 And Josaphat king of Juda returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 19:1 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 19:1

And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned
From Ramothgilead, after Ahab was slain:

to his house in peace in Jerusalem;
to his palace there in safety, having narrowly escaped losing his life in the battle.

2 Chronicles 19:1 In-Context

1 And Josaphat king of Juda returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.
2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer met him, and said to him: Thou helpest the ungodly, and thou art joined in friendship with them that hate the Lord, and therefore thou didst deserve indeed the wrath of the Lord:
3 But good works are found in thee, because thou hast taken away the groves out of the land of Juda, and hast prepared thy heart to seek the Lord the God of thy fathers.
4 And Josaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again to the people from Bersabee to mount Ephraim, and brought them back to the Lord the God of their fathers.
5 And he set judges of the land in all the fenced cities of Juda, in every place.
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