Holy Scripture
2 Chronicles 17:5
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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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5And the Lord prospered the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah gave gifts to Jehoshaphat; and he had great wealth and glory.
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3And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father, and did not seek to idols;
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.
— 2 Chronicles 17:5 —
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.
7And in the third year of his reign, he sent his chief men, and his mighty men, Obadiah and Zechariah, and Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.