2 Chronicles 20:31
29 And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.
30 Then Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.
So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He 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.
32 And Jehoshaphat walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn away from it; he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD.
33 The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.
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- BSB
- So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He 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.
- KJV
- And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
- WEB
- So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he began to reign. He reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
- ASV
- And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem: and his mother`s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
- DARBY
- And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Azubah, daughter of Shilhi.
- BLB
- And Jehoshaphat was king over Judah, a son of thirty-five years in his reigning, and twenty-five years he reigned in Jerusalem. And the name of His mother [was] Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
- ÅB
- Slik regjerte Josjafat over Juda. Han var fem og tretti år gammel da han ble konge, og regjerte fem og tyve år i Jerusalem. Hans mor hette Asuba og var datter av Silhi.
- OTB
- Josjafat begynte sitt styre over Juda i en alder av trettifem år. Han regjerte i Jerusalem i tjuefem år. Hans mor var Asuba, datter av Silhi.
- B1930
- Således regjerte Josafat over Juda. Han var fem og tretti år gammel da han blev konge, og regjerte fem og tyve år i Jerusalem. Hans mor hette Asuba og var datter av Silhi.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 22:41–44
In the fourth year of Ahab’s reign over Israel, Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king of Judah.
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