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42 Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi. 43 [a]He walked in the ways of Asa, his father. He did not turn away from them, from doing what was right in the sight of the Lord. Still, he did not do away with the high places, and the people offered sacrifices and burned incense upon the high places. 44 Jehoshaphat made peace with the king of Israel.

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  1. 1 Kings 22:43 Jehoshaphat’s reign is a return to the Lord in many ways, but although he tried, he did not entirely eradicate the heathen shrines (see 2 Chr 20:33).