2 Chronicles 17:1
וַיִּמְלֹךְ יְהוֹשָׁפָט בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּיו וַיִּתְחַזֵּק עַל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
In Context
Cross References
1 Kings 15:24וַיִּשְׁכַּב אָסָא עִם ־ אֲבֹתָיו וַיִּקָּבֵר עִם ־ אֲבֹתָיו בְּעִיר דָּוִד אָבִיו וַיִּמְלֹךְ יְהוֹשָׁפָט בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו ׃ פ
2 Kings 1:17וַיָּמָת כִּדְבַר יְהוָה ׀ אֲשֶׁר ־ דִּבֶּר אֵלִיָּהוּ וַיִּמְלֹךְ יְהוֹרָם תַּחְתָּיו פ בִּשְׁנַת שְׁתַּיִם לִיהוֹרָם בֶּן ־ יְהוֹשָׁפָט מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה כִּי לֹֽא ־ הָיָה לוֹ בֵּֽן ׃
2 Chronicles 12:1וַיְהִי כְּהָכִין מַלְכוּת רְחַבְעָם וּכְחֶזְקָתוֹ עָזַב אֶת ־ תּוֹרַת יְהוָה וְכָל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל עִמּֽוֹ ׃ פ
2 Chronicles 32:5וַיִּתְחַזַּק וַיִּבֶן אֶת ־ כָּל ־ הַחוֹמָה הַפְּרוּצָה וַיַּעַל עַל ־ הַמִּגְדָּלוֹת וְלַחוּצָה הַחוֹמָה אַחֶרֶת וַיְחַזֵּק אֶת ־ הַמִּלּוֹא עִיר דָּוִיד וַיַּעַשׂ שֶׁלַח לָרֹב וּמָגִנִּֽים ׃
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 17:1
Here begin the life and reign of Jehoshaphat, who was one of the first three among the royal worthies, one of the best that ever swayed the sceptre of Judah since David's head was laid. He was the good son of a good father, so that, as this time, grace ran in the blood, even in the blood-royal. Happy the son that had such a father, to lay a good foundation in him and for him. Happy the father that had such a son, to build so wall upon the foundation he had laid! Happy the kingdom that was blessed with two such… Read the whole commentary →