1
Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, returned safely to his palace in Jerusalem.
2
The prophet Jehu went out to meet him. He was the son of Hanani. Jehu said to the king, "You shouldn't help evil people. You shouldn't love those who hate the Lord. The LORD is angry with you.
3
But there's some good in you. You have gotten rid of all of the poles in the land that are used to worship the goddess Asherah. And you have worshiped God with all your heart."
4
Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. He went out again among the people. He went from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim. He turned the people back to the Lord, the God of Israel.
5
Jehoshaphat appointed judges in the land. He put them in all of the cities of Judah that had high walls around them.