1 Kings 22:32-53 ▼

32 And it came to pass, the commanders of the chariots seeing Jehoshaphat, that they said, “It is surely the king of Israel.” And they turned aside to fight against him, and Jehoshaphat cried out.

33 And it came to pass, the captains of the chariots seeing that it was not the king of Israel, that they turned back from pursuing him.

34 And a man drew with the bow in his simplicity, and he struck the king of Israel between the joints and between of armor. And he said to the driver of his chariot, “Turn your hand and take me out of the battle, for I am wounded.”

35 And the battle increased that day, and the king was propped up in the chariot over against Aram. And he died in the evening, and the blood from the wound ran out onto the floor of the chariot.

36 And a shout went throughout the army at the going in of the sun, saying, “Each man to his city, and each man to his own land.”

37 And the king died and was brought to Samaria, and they buried the king in Samaria.

38 And one washed the chariot at a pool in Samaria. And the dogs licked up his blood, and the prostitutes bathed, according to the word of YHWH that He had spoken.

39 And the rest of the acts of Ahab, and all that he did, and the ivory house that he built, and all the cities that he built, are they not written in the Book of the Words of the Days of the Kings of Israel?

40 And Ahab rested with his fathers. And Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.

41 And Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

42 Jehoshaphat was a son of thirty-five years in his reigning, and twenty-five years he reigned in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

43 And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he did not turn aside from them, doing right in the eyes of YHWH. Nevertheless, they did not remove the high places; still the people offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places.

44 And Jehoshaphat made peace with the kings of Israel.

45 And the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, and the might that he showed, and how he made war, are they not written in the Book of the Words of the Days of the Kings of Judah?

46 And the rest of the male shrine prostitutes, who remained from the days of Asa his father, he banished from the land.

47 And there was no king in Edom; he set up a king.

48 Jehoshaphat made ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, and they never sailed, for the ships were wrecked at Ezion-geber.

49 Then said Ahaziah son of Ahab to Jehoshaphat, “Let my servants go with your servants in the ships.” And Jehoshaphat was not willing.

50 And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the City of David his father. And Joram his son reigned in his place.

51 Ahaziah son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. And he reigned over Israel two years.

52 And He did evil in the eyes of YHWH and walked in the way of his father, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam son of Nebat who had caused Israel to sin.

53 For he served the Baal and bowed down to him and provoked to anger YHWH, God of Israel, according to all that his father had done.