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Jehoshaphat: King of Judah: Religious Zeal of 1 Kings 22:43, 46

And Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them, but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. / He banished from the land the male shrine prostitutes who remained from the days of his father Asa.

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Jehoshaphat: King of Judah: Religious Zeal of 2 Chronicles 17:1–9

Asa’s son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel. / He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and put garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured. / Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek out the Baals,

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Jehoshaphat: King of Judah: Religious Zeal of 2 Chronicles 19:1

When Jehoshaphat king of Judah had returned safely to his home in Jerusalem,

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Jehoshaphat: King of Judah: Religious Zeal of 2 Chronicles 20:1–32

After this, the Moabites and Ammonites, together with some of the Meunites, came to make war against Jehoshaphat. / Then some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A vast army is coming against you from Edom, from beyond the Sea; they are already in Hazazon-tamar” (that is, En-gedi). / Jehoshaphat was alarmed and set his face to seek the LORD. And he proclaimed a fast throughout Judah.

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Jehoshaphat: King of Judah: Religious Zeal of 2 Chronicles 22:9

Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.

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