Holy Scripture
2 Chronicles 17:4
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“Of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, it is written, "And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, who walked in the first ways of David, his father." From this it is clear that Jehoshaphat possessed the justice that David first possessed and that he did not commit the sins that David later committed. "He trusted not in Baalim," h…”
Source: Septuagint
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4but he sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in the commandments of his father, and not according to the works of Israel.
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2And he put garrisons in all the strong cities of Judah, and appointed captains in all the cities of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
3And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father, and did not seek to idols;
— 2 Chronicles 17:4 —
5And the Lord prospered the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah gave gifts to Jehoshaphat; and he had great wealth and glory.
6And his heart was exalted in the way of the Lord; and he removed the high places and the groves from the land of Judah.