WEBVTT 00:00:00.919 --> 00:00:03.700 Hello, this is Father Paul, and I'm glad we're 00:00:03.700 --> 00:00:05.740 taking this journey together to read the Bible 00:00:05.740 --> 00:00:09.519 in a year. Today's reading is from 2 Chronicles 00:00:09.519 --> 00:00:16.019 17 -20. Chapter 17 Then Jehoshaphat his son reigned 00:00:16.019 --> 00:00:18.320 in his place, and strengthened himself against 00:00:18.320 --> 00:00:20.600 Israel. And he placed troops in all the fortified 00:00:20.600 --> 00:00:23.000 cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land 00:00:23.000 --> 00:00:25.339 of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim, which 00:00:25.339 --> 00:00:28.399 Asa his father had taken. Now the Lord was with 00:00:28.399 --> 00:00:30.820 Jehoshaphat because he walked in the former ways 00:00:30.820 --> 00:00:33.380 of his father David. He did not seek the Baals, 00:00:33.500 --> 00:00:36.079 but sought the God of his father and walked in 00:00:36.079 --> 00:00:38.359 his commandments and not according to the acts 00:00:38.359 --> 00:00:41.200 of Israel. Therefore the Lord established the 00:00:41.200 --> 00:00:43.399 kingdom in his hand, and all Judah gave presence 00:00:43.399 --> 00:00:46.020 to Jehoshaphat, and he had riches and honor in 00:00:46.020 --> 00:00:48.119 abundance. And his heart took delight in the 00:00:48.119 --> 00:00:50.500 ways of the Lord. Moreover, he removed the high 00:00:50.500 --> 00:00:53.399 places and wooden images from Judah. Also in 00:00:53.399 --> 00:00:55.659 the third year of his reign, he sent his leaders, 00:00:55.820 --> 00:01:00.079 Ben -Hel, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah 00:01:00.079 --> 00:01:02.920 to teach in the cities of Judah. And with them 00:01:02.920 --> 00:01:06.659 he sent Levites, Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, 00:01:06.799 --> 00:01:11.719 Asahel, Shemiramot, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, 00:01:11.959 --> 00:01:15.760 and Tobadonijah, the Levites. And with them Elishama 00:01:15.760 --> 00:01:18.640 and Jehoram, the priests. So they taught in Judah 00:01:18.640 --> 00:01:20.760 and had the book of the law of the Lord with 00:01:20.760 --> 00:01:22.859 them. They went throughout all the cities of 00:01:22.859 --> 00:01:25.129 Judah and taught the people. And the fear of 00:01:25.129 --> 00:01:27.069 the Lord fell on all the kingdoms of the lands 00:01:27.069 --> 00:01:29.750 that were around Judah, so that they did not 00:01:29.750 --> 00:01:32.790 make war against Jehoshaphat. Also some of the 00:01:32.790 --> 00:01:35.349 Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and 00:01:35.349 --> 00:01:38.150 silver as tribute, and the Arabians brought him 00:01:38.150 --> 00:01:44.069 flocks, 7 ,700 rams and 7 ,700 male goats. So 00:01:44.069 --> 00:01:46.290 Jehoshaphat became increasingly powerful, and 00:01:46.290 --> 00:01:48.750 he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah. 00:01:48.890 --> 00:01:51.230 He had much property in the cities of Judah and 00:01:51.230 --> 00:01:53.829 the men of war. mighty men of valor, were in 00:01:53.829 --> 00:01:56.010 Jerusalem. These are their numbers according 00:01:56.010 --> 00:01:58.689 to their fathers' houses. Of Judah, the captains 00:01:58.689 --> 00:02:01.290 of thousands, Adna the captain, and with him 00:02:01.290 --> 00:02:04.290 300 ,000 mighty men of valor. And next to him 00:02:04.290 --> 00:02:08.330 was Jehohanan the captain, and with him 280 ,000. 00:02:08.530 --> 00:02:10.909 And next to him was Amaseah the son of Zichri, 00:02:11.030 --> 00:02:13.330 who willingly offered himself to the Lord, and 00:02:13.330 --> 00:02:16.569 with him 200 ,000 mighty men of valor. Of Benjamin, 00:02:16.729 --> 00:02:19.110 Eliadah, a mighty man of valor, and with him 00:02:19.110 --> 00:02:22.300 200 ,000 men, armed with bow and shield. And 00:02:22.300 --> 00:02:24.840 next to him was Jehu Zabad, and with him one 00:02:24.840 --> 00:02:26.979 hundred and eighty thousand prepared for war. 00:02:27.219 --> 00:02:29.719 These served the king, besides those the king 00:02:29.719 --> 00:02:32.520 put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah. 00:02:33.919 --> 00:02:37.360 Chapter 18 Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in 00:02:37.360 --> 00:02:39.780 abundance, and by marriage he allied himself 00:02:39.780 --> 00:02:42.379 with Ahab. After some years he went down to visit 00:02:42.379 --> 00:02:45.180 Ahab in Samaria, and Ahab killed sheep and oxen 00:02:45.180 --> 00:02:47.240 in abundance for him and the people who were 00:02:47.240 --> 00:02:49.840 with him, and persuaded him to go up with him 00:02:49.840 --> 00:02:52.939 to Ramoth Gilead. So Ahab king of Israel said 00:02:52.939 --> 00:02:55.360 to Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Will you go with 00:02:55.360 --> 00:02:58.060 me against Ramoth Gilead? And he answered him, 00:02:58.139 --> 00:03:00.860 I am as you are, and my people as your people. 00:03:00.979 --> 00:03:04.159 We will be with you in the war. Also Jehoshaphat 00:03:04.159 --> 00:03:06.680 said to the king of Israel, Please inquire for 00:03:06.680 --> 00:03:09.099 the word of the Lord today. Then the king of 00:03:09.099 --> 00:03:11.860 Israel gathered the prophets together, 400 men, 00:03:11.960 --> 00:03:14.039 and said to them, Shall we go to war against 00:03:14.039 --> 00:03:17.180 Ramoth Gilead, or shall we refrain? So they said, 00:03:17.319 --> 00:03:19.960 Go up, for God will deliver it into the king's 00:03:19.960 --> 00:03:22.699 hand. But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not still 00:03:22.699 --> 00:03:25.280 a prophet of the Lord here, that we may inquire 00:03:25.280 --> 00:03:27.919 of him? So the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, 00:03:28.020 --> 00:03:30.439 There is still one man by whom we may inquire 00:03:30.439 --> 00:03:32.939 of the Lord, but I hate him, because he never 00:03:32.939 --> 00:03:35.780 prophesies good concerning me, but always evil. 00:03:35.960 --> 00:03:39.280 He is Micaiah the son of Imlah. And Jehoshaphat 00:03:39.280 --> 00:03:41.900 said, Let not the king say such things. Then 00:03:41.900 --> 00:03:43.719 the king of Israel called one of his officers 00:03:43.719 --> 00:03:46.259 and said, Bring Micaiah the son of Imlah quickly, 00:03:46.479 --> 00:03:49.000 the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah. 00:03:49.360 --> 00:03:51.979 clothed in their robes, sat each on his throne, 00:03:52.120 --> 00:03:54.680 and they sat at a threshing floor at the entrance 00:03:54.680 --> 00:03:56.819 of the gate of Samaria. And all the prophets 00:03:56.819 --> 00:03:59.919 prophesied before them. Now Zedekiah, the son 00:03:59.919 --> 00:04:03.240 of Shinanah, had made horns of iron for himself. 00:04:03.539 --> 00:04:06.900 And he said, Thus says the Lord, With these you 00:04:06.900 --> 00:04:09.199 shall gore the Syrians until they are destroyed. 00:04:09.520 --> 00:04:12.120 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying, Go 00:04:12.120 --> 00:04:14.620 up to Ramoth Gilead and prosper, for the Lord 00:04:14.620 --> 00:04:17.180 will deliver it into the king's hand. Then the 00:04:17.180 --> 00:04:19.319 messenger who had gone to call Micaiah spoke 00:04:19.319 --> 00:04:21.699 to him, saying, Now listen, the words of the 00:04:21.699 --> 00:04:24.300 prophets, with one accord, encouraged the king. 00:04:24.540 --> 00:04:26.920 Therefore please let your word be like the word 00:04:26.920 --> 00:04:29.319 of one of them, and speak encouragement. And 00:04:29.319 --> 00:04:32.000 Micaiah said, As the Lord lives, whatever my 00:04:32.000 --> 00:04:35.180 God says, that I will speak. Then he came to 00:04:35.180 --> 00:04:37.139 the king, and the king said to him, Micaiah, 00:04:37.279 --> 00:04:39.860 shall we go to war against Ramoth -Gilead, or 00:04:39.860 --> 00:04:42.670 shall I refrain? And he said, Go and prosper, 00:04:42.829 --> 00:04:45.050 and they shall be delivered into your hand. So 00:04:45.050 --> 00:04:47.189 the king said to him, How many times shall I 00:04:47.189 --> 00:04:49.509 make you swear that you tell me nothing but the 00:04:49.509 --> 00:04:52.089 truth in the name of the Lord? Then he said, 00:04:52.230 --> 00:04:54.730 I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, 00:04:54.870 --> 00:04:57.350 as sheep that have no shepherd. And the Lord 00:04:57.350 --> 00:05:00.569 said, These have no master. Let each return to 00:05:00.569 --> 00:05:03.170 his house in peace. And the king of Israel said 00:05:03.170 --> 00:05:05.769 to Jehoshaphat, Did I not tell you he would not 00:05:05.769 --> 00:05:08.980 prophesy good concerning me, but evil? Then Micaiah 00:05:08.980 --> 00:05:24.899 said, So one spoke in this manner, and another 00:05:24.899 --> 00:05:27.399 spoke in that manner. Then a spirit came forward 00:05:27.399 --> 00:05:29.899 and stood before the Lord and said, I will persuade 00:05:29.899 --> 00:05:32.759 him. The Lord said to him, In what way? So he 00:05:32.759 --> 00:05:35.620 said, I will go out and be a lying spirit in 00:05:35.620 --> 00:05:37.899 the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, 00:05:38.319 --> 00:05:41.339 You shall persuade him and also prevail. Go out 00:05:41.339 --> 00:05:44.360 and do so. Therefore look, the Lord has put a 00:05:44.360 --> 00:05:47.199 lying spirit in the mouth of these prophets of 00:05:47.199 --> 00:05:49.740 yours, and the Lord has declared disaster against 00:05:49.740 --> 00:05:52.839 you. Then Zedekiah the son of Shinanah went near 00:05:52.839 --> 00:05:55.240 and struck Micaiah on the cheek and said, Which 00:05:55.240 --> 00:05:58.279 way did the spirit from the Lord go from me to 00:05:58.279 --> 00:06:00.759 speak to you? And Micaiah said, Indeed you shall 00:06:00.759 --> 00:06:03.759 see on that day when you go into an inner chamber 00:06:03.759 --> 00:06:07.100 to hide. Then the king of Israel said, Take Micaiah 00:06:07.100 --> 00:06:09.600 and return him to Ammon the governor of the city 00:06:09.600 --> 00:06:12.699 and to Joash the king's son, and say, Thus says 00:06:12.699 --> 00:06:15.019 the king, Put this fellow in prison and feed 00:06:15.019 --> 00:06:17.920 him with bread of affliction and water of affliction 00:06:17.920 --> 00:06:21.459 until I return in peace. But Micaiah said, If 00:06:21.459 --> 00:06:23.839 you ever return in peace, the Lord has not spoken 00:06:23.839 --> 00:06:27.079 by me. And he said, Take heed, all you people. 00:06:27.360 --> 00:06:29.740 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king 00:06:29.740 --> 00:06:32.160 of Judah went up to Ramoth Gilead, and the king 00:06:32.160 --> 00:06:34.399 of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, I will disguise 00:06:34.399 --> 00:06:37.370 myself and go into battle. but you put on your 00:06:37.370 --> 00:06:39.829 robes. So the king of Israel disguised himself, 00:06:40.149 --> 00:06:42.810 and they went into battle. Now the king of Syria 00:06:42.810 --> 00:06:45.029 had commanded the captains of the chariots who 00:06:45.029 --> 00:06:48.069 were with him, saying, Fight no one small or 00:06:48.069 --> 00:06:51.149 great, but only with the king of Israel. So it 00:06:51.149 --> 00:06:54.209 was when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat 00:06:54.209 --> 00:06:57.149 that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore 00:06:57.149 --> 00:06:59.709 they surrounded him to attack. But Jehoshaphat 00:06:59.709 --> 00:07:02.550 cried out, and the Lord helped him, and God diverted 00:07:02.550 --> 00:07:33.189 them from him. 19. Chapter 19 Then Jehoshaphat 00:07:33.189 --> 00:07:35.370 the king of Judah returned safely to his house 00:07:35.370 --> 00:07:37.769 in Jerusalem. And Jehu the son of Hanani the 00:07:37.769 --> 00:07:40.649 seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, 00:07:40.730 --> 00:07:43.069 Should you help the wicked and love those who 00:07:43.069 --> 00:07:45.269 hate the Lord? Therefore the wrath of the Lord 00:07:45.269 --> 00:07:48.410 is upon you. Nevertheless, good things are found 00:07:48.410 --> 00:07:50.889 in you, in that you have removed the wooden images 00:07:50.889 --> 00:07:53.509 from the land and have prepared your heart to 00:07:53.509 --> 00:07:56.649 seek God. So Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem, 00:07:56.850 --> 00:07:59.529 and he went out again among the people from Beersheba 00:07:59.529 --> 00:08:01.750 to the mountains of Ephraim. and brought them 00:08:01.750 --> 00:08:04.389 back to the Lord God of their fathers. Then he 00:08:04.389 --> 00:08:06.610 set judges in the land throughout all the fortified 00:08:06.610 --> 00:08:09.870 cities of Judah, city by city, and said to the 00:08:09.870 --> 00:08:12.430 judges, Take heed to what you are doing, for 00:08:12.430 --> 00:08:14.870 you do not judge for man but for the Lord, who 00:08:14.870 --> 00:08:17.829 is with you in the judgment. Now therefore let 00:08:17.829 --> 00:08:20.310 the fear of the Lord be upon you. Take care and 00:08:20.310 --> 00:08:22.670 do it, for there is no iniquity with the Lord 00:08:22.670 --> 00:08:26.250 our God, no partiality, nor taking of bribes. 00:08:26.589 --> 00:08:28.870 Moreover in Jerusalem, for the judgment of the 00:08:28.870 --> 00:08:31.550 Lord and for controversies, Jehoshaphat appointed 00:08:31.550 --> 00:08:34.470 some of the Levites and priests and some of the 00:08:34.470 --> 00:08:36.950 chief fathers of Israel when they returned to 00:08:36.950 --> 00:08:39.529 Jerusalem. And he commanded them, saying, Thus 00:08:39.529 --> 00:08:42.090 you shall act in the fear of the Lord, faithfully 00:08:42.090 --> 00:08:44.909 and with a loyal heart. Whatever case comes to 00:08:44.909 --> 00:08:47.269 you from your brethren who dwell in their cities, 00:08:47.450 --> 00:08:50.210 whether of bloodshed, or offenses against law 00:08:50.210 --> 00:08:53.289 or commandment, against statutes or ordinances. 00:08:53.490 --> 00:08:56.090 You shall warn them, lest they trespass against 00:08:56.090 --> 00:08:58.889 the Lord, and wrath come upon you and your brethren. 00:08:59.129 --> 00:09:01.809 Do this, and you will not be guilty. And take 00:09:01.809 --> 00:09:04.529 notice, Amariah the chief priest is over you 00:09:04.529 --> 00:09:07.190 in all matters of the Lord. Zebediah the son 00:09:07.190 --> 00:09:09.690 of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, 00:09:09.809 --> 00:09:12.590 for all the king's matters. Also the Levites 00:09:12.590 --> 00:09:15.409 will be officials before you. Behave courageously, 00:09:15.429 --> 00:09:19.649 and the Lord will be with the good. Chapter 20 00:09:19.649 --> 00:09:22.850 It happened after this that the people of Moab, 00:09:22.870 --> 00:09:25.570 with the people of Ammon, and others with them 00:09:25.570 --> 00:09:27.889 besides the Ammonites, came to battle against 00:09:27.889 --> 00:09:30.789 Jehoshaphat. Then some came and told Jehoshaphat, 00:09:30.789 --> 00:09:33.350 saying, A great multitude is coming against you 00:09:33.350 --> 00:09:36.190 from beyond the sea, from Syria, and they are 00:09:36.190 --> 00:09:40.370 in Hazazon Tamar, which is in Gedi. And Jehoshaphat 00:09:40.370 --> 00:09:42.929 feared and set himself to seek the Lord, and 00:09:42.929 --> 00:09:46.100 proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. So Judah 00:09:46.100 --> 00:09:48.559 gathered together to ask help from the Lord. 00:09:48.700 --> 00:09:50.980 And from all the cities of Judah they came to 00:09:50.980 --> 00:09:53.500 seek the Lord. Then Jehoshaphat stood in the 00:09:53.500 --> 00:09:55.559 assembly of Judah and Jerusalem in the house 00:09:55.559 --> 00:09:58.360 of the Lord before the new court and said, O 00:09:58.360 --> 00:10:01.139 Lord God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? 00:10:01.320 --> 00:10:03.679 And do you not rule over all the kingdoms of 00:10:03.679 --> 00:10:06.179 the nations? And in your hand is there not power 00:10:06.179 --> 00:10:08.659 and might so that no one is able to withstand 00:10:08.659 --> 00:10:11.789 you? Are you not our God, who drove out the inhabitants 00:10:11.789 --> 00:10:14.730 of this land before your people Israel, and gave 00:10:14.730 --> 00:10:17.330 it to the descendants of Abraham your friend 00:10:17.330 --> 00:10:20.070 forever? And they dwell in it, and have built 00:10:20.070 --> 00:10:22.649 you a sanctuary in it for your name, saying, 00:10:22.850 --> 00:10:26.750 If disaster comes upon us, sword, judgment, pestilence, 00:10:26.750 --> 00:10:29.549 or famine, we will stand before this temple and 00:10:29.549 --> 00:10:32.190 in your presence, for your name is in this temple, 00:10:32.289 --> 00:10:35.250 and cry out to you in our affliction, and you 00:10:35.250 --> 00:10:38.169 will hear and save. And now here are the people 00:10:38.169 --> 00:10:41.350 of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, whom you would 00:10:41.350 --> 00:10:44.110 not let Israel invade when they came out of the 00:10:44.110 --> 00:10:46.909 land of Egypt, but they turned from them and 00:10:46.909 --> 00:10:49.250 did not destroy them. Here they are, rewarding 00:10:49.250 --> 00:10:51.669 us by coming to throw us out of your possession 00:10:51.669 --> 00:10:54.809 which you have given us to inherit. O our God, 00:10:54.990 --> 00:10:57.370 will you not judge them? For we have no power 00:10:57.370 --> 00:11:00.009 against this great multitude that is coming against 00:11:00.009 --> 00:11:03.429 us, nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are 00:11:03.429 --> 00:11:06.299 upon you. Now all Judah, with their little ones, 00:11:06.399 --> 00:11:08.799 their wives, and their children, stood before 00:11:08.799 --> 00:11:11.179 the Lord. Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon 00:11:11.179 --> 00:11:15.179 Jehaziel, the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, 00:11:15.360 --> 00:11:18.679 the son of Jael, the son of Mataniah, a Levite 00:11:18.679 --> 00:11:21.200 of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly. 00:11:21.360 --> 00:11:24.360 And he said, Listen, all you of Judah, and you 00:11:24.360 --> 00:11:27.480 inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat. 00:11:27.539 --> 00:11:30.399 Thus says the Lord to you, Do not be afraid nor 00:11:30.399 --> 00:11:33.309 dismayed because of this great multitude. For 00:11:33.309 --> 00:11:36.049 the battle is not yours, but God's. Tomorrow 00:11:36.049 --> 00:11:38.610 go down against them. They will surely come up 00:11:38.610 --> 00:11:41.149 by the ascent of Ziz, and you will find them 00:11:41.149 --> 00:11:43.090 at the end of the brook before the wilderness 00:11:43.090 --> 00:11:46.190 of Jeruel. You will not need to fight in this 00:11:46.190 --> 00:11:49.110 battle. Position yourselves, stand still, and 00:11:49.110 --> 00:11:51.309 see the salvation of the Lord, who is with you, 00:11:51.389 --> 00:11:54.929 O Judah and Jerusalem. Do not fear or be dismayed. 00:11:55.029 --> 00:11:57.610 Tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is 00:11:57.610 --> 00:12:00.299 with you. And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with 00:12:00.299 --> 00:12:02.480 his face to the ground, and all Judah and the 00:12:02.480 --> 00:12:04.899 inhabitants of Jerusalem bowed before the Lord, 00:12:05.080 --> 00:12:07.360 worshipping the Lord. Then the Levites of the 00:12:07.360 --> 00:12:09.379 children of the Kohatites and of the children 00:12:09.379 --> 00:12:11.860 of the Korahites stood up to praise the Lord 00:12:11.860 --> 00:12:15.259 God of Israel with voices loud and high. So they 00:12:15.259 --> 00:12:17.279 rose early in the morning and went out into the 00:12:17.279 --> 00:12:20.620 wilderness of Tekoa. And as they went out, Jehoshaphat 00:12:20.620 --> 00:12:23.539 stood and said, Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants 00:12:23.539 --> 00:12:26.419 of Jerusalem. Believe in the Lord your God, and 00:12:26.419 --> 00:12:28.639 you shall be established. Believe his prophets 00:12:28.639 --> 00:12:31.240 and you shall prosper. And when he had consulted 00:12:31.240 --> 00:12:33.659 with the people, he appointed those who should 00:12:33.659 --> 00:12:36.120 sing to the Lord and who should praise the beauty 00:12:36.120 --> 00:12:38.639 of holiness, as they went out before the army 00:12:38.639 --> 00:12:41.580 and were saying, Praise the Lord, for his mercy 00:12:41.580 --> 00:12:44.350 endures forever. Now when they began to sing 00:12:44.350 --> 00:12:46.909 and to praise, the Lord set ambushes against 00:12:46.909 --> 00:12:49.809 the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who 00:12:49.809 --> 00:12:52.269 had come against Judah, and they were defeated. 00:12:52.450 --> 00:12:55.230 For the people of Ammon and Moab stood up against 00:12:55.230 --> 00:12:57.730 the inhabitants of Mount Seir to utterly kill 00:12:57.730 --> 00:13:00.350 and destroy them. And when they had made an end 00:13:00.350 --> 00:13:03.210 of the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy 00:13:03.210 --> 00:13:06.509 one another. So when Judah came to a place overlooking 00:13:06.509 --> 00:13:08.809 the wilderness, they looked toward the multitude, 00:13:09.129 --> 00:13:11.830 and there were their dead bodies fallen on the 00:13:11.830 --> 00:13:14.610 earth no one had escaped. When Jehoshaphat and 00:13:14.610 --> 00:13:17.110 his people came to take away their spoil, they 00:13:17.110 --> 00:13:19.909 found among them an abundance of valuables on 00:13:19.909 --> 00:13:22.450 the dead bodies, and precious jewelry, which 00:13:22.450 --> 00:13:24.909 they stripped off for themselves more than they 00:13:24.909 --> 00:13:28.210 could carry away. And they were three days gathering 00:13:28.210 --> 00:13:30.889 the spoil, because there was so much. And on 00:13:30.889 --> 00:13:33.250 the fourth day they assembled in the valley of 00:13:33.250 --> 00:13:36.059 Barakah. For there they blessed the Lord. Therefore 00:13:36.059 --> 00:13:38.200 the name of that place was called the Valley 00:13:38.200 --> 00:13:41.120 of Baraka until this day. Then they returned 00:13:41.120 --> 00:13:44.419 every man of Judah and Jerusalem with Jehoshaphat 00:13:44.419 --> 00:13:46.860 in front of them, to go back to Jerusalem with 00:13:46.860 --> 00:13:49.299 joy, for the Lord had made them rejoice over 00:13:49.299 --> 00:13:51.960 their enemies. So they came to Jerusalem with 00:13:51.960 --> 00:13:54.600 stringed instruments and harps and trumpets to 00:13:54.600 --> 00:13:56.980 the house of the Lord. And the fear of God was 00:13:56.980 --> 00:13:59.679 on all the kingdoms of those countries when they 00:13:59.679 --> 00:14:01.860 heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies 00:14:01.860 --> 00:14:04.450 of Israel. Then the realm of Jehoshaphat was 00:14:04.450 --> 00:14:07.629 quiet, for his God gave him rest all around. 00:14:07.909 --> 00:14:11.129 So Jehoshaphat was king over Judah. He was 35 00:14:11.129 --> 00:14:13.909 years old when he became king, and he reigned 00:14:13.909 --> 00:14:17.230 25 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was 00:14:17.230 --> 00:14:20.169 Azuba, the daughter of Shili. And he walked in 00:14:20.169 --> 00:14:22.370 the way of his father Asa and did not turn aside 00:14:22.370 --> 00:14:24.730 from it, doing what was right in the sight of 00:14:24.730 --> 00:14:26.809 the Lord. Nevertheless, the high places were 00:14:26.809 --> 00:14:29.879 not taken away. For as yet the people had not 00:14:29.879 --> 00:14:32.460 directed their hearts to the God of their fathers. 00:14:32.779 --> 00:14:35.399 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first 00:14:35.399 --> 00:14:37.740 and last, indeed they are written in the book 00:14:37.740 --> 00:14:40.340 of Jehu the son of Hanani, which is mentioned 00:14:40.340 --> 00:14:43.379 in the book of the kings of Israel. After this, 00:14:43.480 --> 00:14:46.340 Jehoshaphat king of Judah allied himself with 00:14:46.340 --> 00:14:49.340 Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted very wickedly, 00:14:49.360 --> 00:14:51.460 and he allied himself with him to make ships 00:14:51.460 --> 00:14:54.279 to go to Tarshish, and they made the ships in 00:14:54.279 --> 00:15:16.480 Ezeon -Geber. I hope you enjoyed today's reading 00:15:16.480 --> 00:15:18.799 as much as I did and I look forward to seeing 00:15:18.799 --> 00:15:20.860 you again tomorrow to continue on our journey. 00:15:21.000 --> 00:15:22.659 God bless you and have a great day.