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That about sums up Jehoshaphat's reign over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king and ruled as king in Jerusalem for twenty-five years. His mother was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
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When the surrounding kingdoms got word that God had fought Israel's enemies, the fear of God descended on them.
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Jehoshaphat heard no more from them; as long as Jehoshaphat reigned, peace reigned.
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That about sums up Jehoshaphat's reign over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king and ruled as king in Jerusalem for twenty-five years. His mother was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
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He continued the kind of life characteristic of his father Asa - no detours, no dead-ends - pleasing God with his life.
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But he failed to get rid of the neighborhood sex-and-religion shrines - people continued to pray and worship at these idolatrous god shops.
Published by permission. Originally published by NavPress in English as THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language copyright 2002 by Eugene Peterson. All rights reserved.