2 Chronicles 17:1-6

New American Standard Bible 1995

Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa

17 ^(A)Jehoshaphat his son then became king in his place, and made his position over Israel firm. ² He placed troops in all ^(B)the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim ^(C)which Asa his father had captured.

His Good Reign

³ The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he ^[a]followed the example of his father David’s earlier days and did not seek the Baals, ⁴ but sought the God of his father, ^[b]followed His commandments, ^(D)and did not act as Israel did. ⁵ So the Lord established the kingdom in his ^[c]control, and all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and ^(E)he had great riches and honor. ^6 [d]He took great pride in the ways of the Lord and again ^(F)removed the high places and the Asherim from Judah.