Holy Scripture

2 Chronicles 17:6

A church father on this verse
“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…”
Jerome, 5th c. — Against the Pelagians 2.21

Source: Septuagint

Original

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.

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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.

5And the Lord prospered the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah gave gifts to Jehoshaphat; and he had great wealth and glory.

— 2 Chronicles 17:6 —

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.

8And with them were the Levites, Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites, and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.

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