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Then Asa was angry with the man of God. He put him in prison because he was angry at him for this. And Asa made it hard for some of the people at the same time.

He looked to the God of his father, followed His Laws, and did not act as Israel did.

So the king of Israel gathered together the 400 men who told what would happen in the future. He said to them, "Should we go to battle against Ramoth-gilead, or should I wait?" And they said, "Go up, for God will give it into the hand of the king."

But Micaiah said, "As the Lord lives, I will speak what my God says."

So now the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of your men who speak for God. For the Lord has said that trouble will come to you."

So when the captains of the war-wagons saw Jehoshaphat, they said, "It is the king of Israel." And they turned to fight against him. But Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him. God made them go away from him.

But there is some good in you. For you have destroyed from the land the false goddess Asherah. And you have set your heart to follow God."

So Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. He went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim. And he brought them back to the Lord, the God of their fathers.

So now let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Be very careful what you do. For the Lord our God will have nothing to do with what is not right and good, or with what is not fair, or with taking pay for doing what is wrong."

Then he said, "O Lord, the God of our fathers, are You not God in heaven? Do You not rule over all the nations? Power and strength are in Your hand, so that no one is able to stand against You.

O our God, did You not make the people of this land leave so that Your people Israel could have it and give it to the children of Your friend Abraham forever?

O our God, will You not punish them? For we have no power against all these men who are coming against us. We do not know what to do. But our eyes look to You."

The Levites, of the Kohathites and Korahites, stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel, with a very loud voice.

They got up early in the morning and went out to the desert of Tekoa. When they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Listen to me, O Judah and people of Jerusalem. Trust in the Lord your God, and you will be made strong. Trust in the men who speak for Him, and you will do well."

And the fear of God came upon all the nations of the lands, when they heard that the Lord had fought against those who hate Israel.

So the nation of Jehoshaphat was at peace. His God gave him rest on all sides.

But the high places were not taken away. The people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.

So Edom has been against the rule of Judah to this day. Libnah turned against Jehoram's rule at the same time, because he had left the Lord God of his fathers.

Then a letter came to him from Elijah the man of God, saying, "The Lord God of your father David says, ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat, and the ways of King Asa of Judah.

But it was planned by God that Ahaziah would be destroyed by going to Jehoram. For when he came, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi. Jehu was the one the Lord had chosen to destroy the family of Ahab.