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On the fourth day they assembled in Beracah Valley and praised the Lord for all he had done. That is why the valley is called "Beracah."
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Jehoshaphat led his troops back to Jerusalem in triumph, because the Lord had defeated their enemies.
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When they reached the city, they marched to the Temple to the music of harps and trumpets.
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Every nation that heard how the Lord had defeated Israel's enemies was terrified,
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so Jehoshaphat ruled in peace, and God gave him security on every side.
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Jehoshaphat had become king of Judah at the age of thirty-five and had ruled in Jerusalem for twenty-five years. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.
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Like his father Asa before him, he did what was right in the sight of the Lord;
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but the pagan places of worship were not destroyed. The people still did not turn wholeheartedly to the worship of the God of their ancestors.
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Everything else that Jehoshaphat did, from the beginning of his reign to its end, is recorded in [The History of Jehu Son of Hanani,] which is a part of [The History of the Kings of Israel.]
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At one time King Jehoshaphat of Judah made an alliance with King Ahaziah of Israel, who did many wicked things.
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At the port of Eziongeber they built ocean-going ships.