2 Chronicles 20:31

Thus Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah,—thirty-five years old, was he when he began to reign, and, twenty-five years, reigned he in Jerusalem, and the, name of his mother, was Azubah, daughter of Shilhi.

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In The King James Version

And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

In Context

30So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was quiet,—for his God, gave him rest, round about.

32And he walked in the way of his father Asa, and turned not from it,—doing that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh.

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Cross References

1 Kings 22:41Now, Jehoshaphat son of Asa, began to reign over Judah,—in the fourth year of Ahab, king of Israel.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 20:21-31

Ammon or Moab Destroyed. ( b. c. 892.) 20 And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. 21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the Lord , and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the Lord… Read the whole commentary →

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