IX. THE REIGN OF JEHOSHAPHAT OVER JUDAH
Verses 41 through 50 tell us about the reign of Jehoshaphat over Judah.
A. Reigning for Twenty-five Years
Jehoshaphat began to reign in Judah at the age of thirty-five and reigned for twenty-five years (vv. 41-42).
B. Doing What Was Right in the Sight of Jehovah
Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of Asa his father and did what was right in the sight of Jehovah (v. 43).
C. Making Peace with the King of Israel
Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel (vv. 44, 47-49).
D. Putting Away the Male Cult Prostitutes
from the Holy Land
The remainder of the male cult prostitutes, which were left in the days of his father Asa, Jehoshaphat put away from the holy land (v. 46).
E. Buried in the City of David
Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of David (v. 50).
(Life-Study of 1 & 2 Kings, Chapter 11, by Witness Lee)
