⁵ So the Lord established the kingdom in his hand. Then all Judah brought him tribute, and he had riches and honor in abundance.^{(A) 6} His mind rejoiced in the Lord’s ways, and he again^(B) removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.^(C)

Jehoshaphat’s Educational Plan

⁷ In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials—Ben-hail,^[a] Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah—to teach in the cities of Judah.^(D)