2 Chronicles 17:1-3

New American Standard Bible

Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa

17 His son ^(A)Jehoshaphat then became king in his place, and he proved himself strong over Israel. ² He placed troops in all ^(B)the fortified cities of Judah, and placed garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim ^(C)which his father Asa had captured.

His Good Reign

³ And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he ^[a]followed the example of his father David’s earlier days and did not seek the Baals,