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And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and out of Simeon. For they had fallen to him in abundance from Israel when they saw that Jehovah his God was with him.

Yet the high places were not removed from Israel. Only, the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

And he brought the dedicated things of his father, and his own dedicated things, into the house of God, silver and gold and vessels.

And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa, and sent the commanders of his armies to the cities of Israel. And they struck Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.

And it happened, when Baasha heard, he stopped building Ramah and let his work rest.

And Asa was diseased in his feet in the thirty ninth year of his reign, until his disease was severe. And also in his disease he did not seek Jehovah, but among the healers.

And Asa lay with his fathers, and died in the forty first year of his reign.

And they buried him in his grave which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which he had filled with sweet odors and kinds of aromatic herbs, with a mixture of ointmentsby art. And they burned a great burningfor him.

And his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place. And he made himself strong against Israel.

And he put an army in all the fortified cities in Judah, and placed command posts in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim which his father Asa had captured.

And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father David; and he did not seek to the Baals.

For he sought to the God of his father, and he walked in His commands, and not according to the deeds of Israel.

And Jehovah confirmed the kingdom in his hand. And all of Judah gave a present to Jehoshaphat. And he had riches and honor in abundance.

And his heart was exalted in the ways of Jehovah. And he again removed the high places and the Asherahs out of Judah.

And in the third year of his reign, he sent for his leaders, for Ben-hail, and for Obadiah, and for Zechariah, and for Nethaneel, and for Michaiah, in order to teach in the cities of Judah.

And on his hand, Jehohanan the chief, and two hundred and eighty thousand with him.

And on his hand, Amasiah the son of Zichri, who volunteered himself to Jehovah; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.

And on his hand, Jehozabad; and with him a hundred and eighty thousand ready for war.

And the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, One man is still here, to seek Jehovah from him. But I hate him, for he does not prophesy good about me, but evil all his days. He is Micaiah theson of Imla. And Jehoshaphat said, Let notthe king say so.

And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah were sitting, each on his throne, clothed with robes. And they were sitting in a grain floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria.And all the prophets were prophesying beforethem.