Jehoshaphat's alliance with Ahab. Ge.39.3, Prosperity (4). Nu.31.10, Castles, ch.27.4. Nu.32.17, Warriors. Jud.5.2, Willingness. Jud.5.2, Consecration (2),, Ge.10.8, Mighty Men. 1 S.17.7, Shields. sand and seven hundred heel gathered together of prophets De.13.5, False Prophets. 13 And he had much business the king's hand. in the cities of Jū'dah: and the 6 ¶ But Je-hõsh ́a-phăt said, Is of them according to the house 7 And the king of İş'ra-el said 15 And next to him was Je-hô- the same is Mi-ca'iah the son of 8 And the king of Is'ra-el thousand. the LORD; and with him two 9 And the king of Is'ra-el and 17 And of Ben'ja-min; E-li'a- clothed in their robes, and they Est.6.8, Rich Apparel. before them. 18 And next him was Jê-hōz'- 10 And Zěd-e-ki'ah the son a-băd, and with him an hundred of Chě-nā ́a-nah had made him Nu.32.17, Warriors, ch.25.5. and fourscore thousand ready horns of iron, and said, Thus Nu.32.17, Fenced Cities. B.C.897. 1 K.15.24, Jehoshaphat, prepared for the war. saith the LORD, With these thou p.p.v.5. shalt push Syri-ȧ until they be Jud.10.6, Syria. 19 These waited on the king, CHAPTER 18 11 And all the prophets proph- moth-gil'e-ăd, and prosper: for Ge.3.4, Deception (2). Jehoshaphat and Ahab go against the hand of the king. prophets assure him of victory. death. [ch.19.1. NOW Je-hosh'a-phat had rich- of the prophets declare good to p.p.Mi.2.11. Ge.13.2, Riches (4). Nu.22.17, Earthly Honor. 1 K.15.19, Evil Alliances, [ch.20.35. See Evil Associations (1), 1 K.8.65, Feasts. p.p.1 K.22.2. es and honour in abun- the king with one assent; let See Inspiration (2), Ex.4.12. went down to A'hab to Sa-ma'- 13 And Mi-cā ́iah said, As the p.p.1 K.22.14. 1 K.11.4, Evil Influences. De.4.43, Ramoth-gilead. 1 K.16.29, Ahab. 3 And Ahab king of Iş'ra-el shall I forbear? And he said, he answered him, I am as thou 15 And the king said to him, art, and my people as thy peo- How many times shall I adjure Jos.6.26, Adjuration. in the war. the truth to me in the name of Pr.12.19, Truthfulness. See Inquiring of God, unto the king of Iş'ra-el, En- 16 Then he said, I did see Ge.15.1, Visions. Ahab and Jehoshaphat defeated. 2 K.6.17, Spir. Vision. Ne.9.6, Heavenly Host. p.p.Jb.1.6. p.p.Ho.4.12; Jn.8.44. II CHRONICLES, 19 said, These have no master; robes. So the king of Iş'ra-el 17 And the king of Is'ra-el 30 Now the king of Syr ́i-å had 18 Again he said, Therefore king of Is'ra-el. The death of Ahab. 19 And the LORD said, Who to fight: but Je-hosh'a-phat p.p.Pr.13.20. manner. spake saying after this manner, 32 For it came to pass, that, 21 And he said, I will go out, joints of the harness: therefore p.p.Is.19.14; Eze.14.9. 1 K.19.2, Persecution (1). 2 K.11.2, Joash. Ge.39.20, Imprisonment. De.1.43, Self-will. Ge.3.8, Guilty Fear. 23 the time of the sun going down See Death of the Wicked, Then Zěd-e-ki'ah the son he died. CHAPTER 19 Jehoshaphat visits his kingdom: 5 B.C.896. [Ps.37.36. 24 And Mi-ca ́iah said, Behold, AND Je-hosh'a-phat the king 1 K.15.24, Jehoshaphat, of Ju'dah returned to his [ch.20.1. thou shalt see on that day house in peace to Je-ru'sa-lem. said, Take ye Mi-ca'iah, and a-phăt, Shouldest thou help the 1 S.15.23, Rulers Rebuked. [forms, ch.31.1. [ch.29.15. wrath upon thee from before 2 K.22.13, God's Wrath. 26 And say, Thus saith the the LORD. king, Put this fellow in the 3 Nevertheless there are good prison, and feed him with bread things found in thee, in that p.p.ch.17.6. of affliction and with water of thou hast taken away the 1 K.15.12, Religious Reaffliction, until I return in groves out of the land, and peace. hast prepared thine heart to 1 S.7.3, Spir. Preparation, 27 And Mi-ca'iah said, If thou seek God. certainly return in peace, then 4 And Je-hosh'a-phat dwelt at hath not the LORD spoken by Je-ru'sã-lem: and he went out p.p.ch.17.9. me. And he said, Hearken, all again through the people from ye people. Be'er-sheba to mount E'phrǎ- Ge.21.31,Beer-sheba, ch.30.5. 28 So the king of Is'ra-el and im, and brought them back Jos.17.15, Mt. Ephraim. See Restoration (1), Ps.51.12. Je-hosh'a-phat the king of Ju- unto the LORD God of their See Returning to God, dah went up to Ra'moth-ğil'-fathers. [1 K.8.48. e-ăd. 5 And he set judges in the Ex.18.13, Judges, Mt.5.25. 29 And the king of Iş'ra-el land throughout all the fenced Nu.32.17, Fenced Cities, said unto Je-hosh'a-phat, I will cities of Ju'dah, city by city, disguise myself, and will go to 6 And said to the judges, Take the battle; but put thou on thy heed what ye do: for ye judge| [ch.21.3. De.27.19, Rulers Warned. De.17.16, Rulers' Duty, [Ps.2.11. AM K'GS A fast proclaimed. p.p.Ec.5.8. De.10.12, Fear God, Pr.3.7. II CHRONICLES, 20 Jehoshaphat's praye not for man, but for the LORD, the LORD, before the new court, [ness. Ezr.9.15, God's Righteous- Ex.32.26, Levites. p.p.De.16.18. p.p.Hag.2.11; Mal.2.7. Nu.27.23, Charges, Mt.10.5. See Whole Heart, De.6.5. Warn the Wicked, Is.58.1. See Reproof (1), Pr.24.25. p.p.Nu.16.46. Ex.28.1, High Priests. Nu.13.20, Courage (1), Jb.42.2, Omnipotence. Ex.33.11, Divine Friendsh warn them that they trespass 10 And now, behold, the chil- ch.32.7. you. Deal courageously, and the judge them? for we have no See God a Judge, Jud.11.27. Ge.28.15, Divine Presence. B.C.896. Ge.19.37, Moabites. 1 K.15.24, Jehoshaphat, CHAPTER 20 Jehoshaphat, invaded by the Moab- IT might against this great com- Dependence, Ps.127.1. [Ps.34.5. the LORD, with their little ones, Jos.8.35, Children (4). their wives, and their children. [Exr.8.21. T came to pass after this also, that the children of Mo'ab, 14 Then upon Ja-ha'zi-el the and the children of Am'mon, son of Zěch-a-ri'ah, the son of and with them other beside the Bê-na'iah, the son of Je-i'el, the Am'mon-ites, came against Je- son of Măt-ta-ni'ah, a Le'vite of the sons of A'saph, came the 1 Chr.15.17, Asaph. Nu.11.25, Inspiration (3), [ch.24.20. [ch.21.1. hosh'a-phăt to battle. came some Spirit of the LORD in the midst Nu.11.25, Holy Spirit (4). 2 Then there that told Je-hosh'a-phat, say- of the congregation; ing, There cometh a great mul- 15 And he said, Hearken ye, De.4.1, Hearken, Jb.34.10. titude against thee from beyond all Ju'dah, and ye inhabitants the sea on this side Syr'i-a; and, of Je-ru'sa-lem, and thou king behold, they be in Haz ́a-zon-ta- Je-hosh'a-phat, Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid Ex.14.13, Encouragement. 3 And Je-hosh'a-phat feared, nor dismayed by reason of this and set himself to seek the great multitude; for the battle Ex.14.14, God of Battles. 16 To morrow go ye down 1 K.21.9, Fasts Proclaimed, LORD, and proclaimed a fast is not your's, but God's. [Ezr.8.21. throughout all Jū'dah. 4 And Jū'dah gathered them- against them: behold, they Mt.18.19, United Prayer. Nu.14.8, Confidence in God. selves together, to ask help of come up by the cliff of Ziz; and the LORD: even out of all the ye shall find them at the end of De.33.29, Divine Helper. cities of Ju'dah they came to the brook, before the wilderness of Jěr'u-el. p.p.Jl.1.14. seek the LORD. 5 ¶ And Jê-hōsh'a-phat stood 17 Ye shall not need to fight in the congregation of Judah in this battle: set yourselves, 2 S.7.13, Solomon's Temple. and Jē-ru'sâ-lēm, in the house of stand ye still, and see the salva-Ex.14.13, Stillness. 458 Jehoshaphat overcometh the Ammonites. II CHRONICLES, 21 Ps.27.1, Salvation of God. Ge.28.15, Divine Presence. His reign, death, and burial. tion of the LORD with you, O fore the name of the same place Jū ́dah and Jê-ru'sâ-lem: fear was called, The valley of Bĕr ́anot, nor be dismayed; to mor- chah, unto this day. row go out against them: for 27 Then they returned, every the LORD will be with you. man of Ju'dah and Je-ru'sâ-lēm, 18 And Je-hosh'a-phat bowed and Je-hosh'a-phat in the forehis head with his face to the front of them, to go again to Ge.14.15, Victories. [Mt.26.39. ground: and all Jū'dah and the Je-ru'sa-lem with joy; for the Ezr.6.22, Spir. Joy. inhabitants of Je-ru'sa-lěm fell LORD had made them to rejoice 1 S.2.1, Rejoicing (2). before the LORD, worshipping over their enemies. the LORD. 28 And they came to Je-ru'sã- 2 S.6.5. Orchestra. 19 And the Le'vites, of the lem with psalteries and harps Le.25.9, Trumpets (2),, [ch.29.26. children of the Kō'hath-ites, and trumpets unto the house of De.12.5, Attendance upon and of the children of the Kôr'- the LORD. [the Sanctuary. hites, stood up to praise the 29 And the fear of God was Ge.35.5, Fear of God (4). LORD God of Is'ra-el with a on all the kingdoms of those loud voice on high. countries, when they had heard Ge.32.10, Humility (3). Ex.32.26, Levites. Nu.3.30, Kohathites. ch.5.13, Praise (2). De.4.31, Mercy (1). Nu.21.17,Singing (2), 20 And they rose early in that the LORD fought against Ex.14.14, God of Battles, into the wilderness of Tê-kō'á: 30 So the realm of Je-hosh'a and as they went forth, Je-hosh'- phat was quiet: for his God Jos.11.23, Peace (9). 21 And when he had consult- And his mother's name was should praise the beauty of holi- of A'sȧ his father, and departed 1 K.9.4, Parental Example, for ever. 33 Howbeit the high places Nu.22.41, High Places. 22 TAnd when they began to were not taken away: for as Ezr.3.11. sing and to praise, the LORD yet the people had not prepared ch.5.13, Praise (2), ch.31.2. Jos.8.12, Ambush, Je.51.12. set ambushments against the their hearts unto the God of 2 K.10.31, Half-heartedness, See God of Battles, Ex.14.14. children of Am'mon, Mō'ab, and their fathers. Ex.14.30, Deliverance (1), mount Se'ir, which were come 34 Now the rest of the acts of [ch.32.21. against Jū'dah; and they were Je-hosh'a-phăt, first and last, be 1 S.25.38, Smitten of God. Ge.19.38, Ammonites, Ge.19.37, Moabites. [ch.26.8. smitten. hold, they are written in the [ch.25.2. 23 For the children of Am'-book of Je'hū the son of Ha-1 K.16.1, Jehu (b). mon and Mo'ab stood up against na'ni, who is mentioned in the the inhabitants of mount Se'ir, book of the kings of Is'ra-el. utterly to slay and destroy 35 ¶ And after this did Jêthem: and when they had hosh'a-phat king of Ju'dah join Ex.23.2, Evil Associamade an end of the inhabitants himself with A-ha-zi'ah king of 1 K.22.40, Ahaziah (b). [founded. of Se'ir, every one helped to de- Is'ra-el, who did very wickedly: 1 K.15.19, Evil Alliances, stroy another. 36 And he joined himself with Ge.11.8, Wicked Con Ex.14.25, Panics. Jud.7.12, Worldly Host. See No Escape, Pr.11.21. Ps.23.5, Superabundance. Ge.34.28, Spoil. Berachah, That is, Blessing. ch.5.13, Praise (2). tions (1). [Is.30.2. 24 And when Jū'dah came to him to make ships to go to Tär-Nu.24.24, Ships, Is.60.9. ward the watch tower in the shish: and they made the ships 1 K.10.22, Tarshish,Ps.72.10. wilderness, they looked unto in E'zi-on-gā bēr. Nu.33.35, Ezion-gaber. the multitude, and, behold, they 37 Then E-li-e'zer the son of were dead bodies fallen to the Do'da-vah of Ma-re'shah proph- Nu.11.25, Prophesying, earth, and none escaped. esied against Je-hosh'a-phat, [Ezr.5.1. 25 And when Jê-hōsh ́a-phăt saying, Because thou hast joined 1 S.15.23, Rulers Rebuked. CHAPTER 21 Jehoram succeeds Jehoshaphat: 5 his B.C.889. wicked reign: 8 Edom and Libnah revolt: 18 his incurable disease. N with and 1.35.24, [OW Je-hosh'a-phăt slept 1 K.15.24, Jehoshaphat. assembled themselves in the buried with his fathers in the The reign of Jehoram. Ge.24.36, Parental Gifts. Nu.32.17, Fenced Cities, 2 And he had brethren the of Je-ru'sa-lem to go a whoring, and Az-a-ri'ah, and Michael, slain thy brethren of thy fa- Ge.4.8, Murder (2). 14 Behold, with a great plague Le.26.25, Pestilence (1). fenced cities in Jū ́dah: but the 15 And thou shalt have great ch.33.14. kingdom gave he to Jê-hō'ram; sickness by disease of thy bow-Le.26.16, Sickness (1), [He.12.16. because he was the firstborn. els, until thy bowels fall out by Ge.25.31, Birthright, Ge.4.8, Murder (2). Ge.4.8, Fratricide, Mt.10.21. Ex.23.2, Sinful Imitation. [Ps.107.18. 4 Now when Je-ho'ram was reason of the sickness day by Ex.9.10, Disease Sent. risen up to the kingdom of his day. father, he strengthened him- 16 ¶ Moreover the LORD self, and slew all his brethren stirred up against Jê-hō'ram the v.1. Jehoram (a), v.20. 5 ¶ Je-hō'ram was thirty and near the E-thi-o'pi-ans: 6 And he walked in the way was found in the king's house, 1 K.11.4, Evil Influences. 1 K.16.29, Ahab. Jud.2.11, Evildoers (2). De.7.9, Divine Faithfulness. p.p.1 K.11.36. Ge.36.9, Edomites. 1 K.12.16, Revolts. v.1, Jehoram (a), v.16. Nu.1.16, Princes. De.28.20, Forsaking Jud.2.17, Spir. Adultery. 1 K.17.1, Elijah, Mal.4.5. 1 S.15.23, Rulers Rebuked. See Right Way, Is.26.7. Pr.2.15, Evil Way. [(Jehoahaz (b)). [ch.26.19. had the daughter of A ́hab to left him, save Jê-hō ́a-hăz, the 2 K.8.25, Ahaziah (a), dah, and caused the inhabitants came with the A-ra'bi-anş to the Ge.25.13, Arabians. 12 ¶And there came a writing 2 Forty and two years old to him from E-li'jah the proph- was A-ha-zi'ah when he began 2 K.8.25, Ahaziah (a), v.9. cause thou hast not walked in er's name also was Ath-a-li'ah 2 K.8.26, Athaliah. father, nor in the ways of A'sȧ 3 He also walked in the ways 1 K.22.52, Parental Influ- [Jb.2.9. |