Reign of Jehoshaphat
913 BC, lasting 25 years traditional (Jones)
- Passage
- 1 Kgs 22:41-50
- Person
- Jehoshaphat
- Places
- Jerusalem, Edom, Tarshish, Ezion-geber, Ophir
- Before
- Death of Asa
- After
- Elijah Translated
Participants
Taking part, as Theographic records them, most often named first.
Places
Where it happens. Locations follow OpenBible.info, which grades each identification.
- likely location: Jerusalem
- location not graded: Edom
- possible location: Tarshish
- possible location: Ezion-geber
- location not graded: Ophir
Every verse
All 9 verses, by book, in canonical order. The Berean Standard Bible is shown; switch to the King James or American Standard Version.
1 Kings9 verses
- 22:41
In the fourth year of Ahab’s reign over Israel, Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah.
- 22:42
Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
- 22:43
And Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them, but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
- 22:44
Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel.
- 22:46
He banished from the land the male shrine prostitutes who remained from the days of his father Asa.
- 22:47
And there was no king in Edom; a deputy served as king.
- 22:48
Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
- 22:49
At that time Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants sail with your servants,” but Jehoshaphat refused.
- 22:50
And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of his father David. And his son Jehoram reigned in his place.