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2 Chronicles 20:35
After this Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, became friends with Ahaziah, king of Israel, who did much evil:
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2 Chronicles 20:35 in other translations
And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:
Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly.
After this, Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel. The same did very wickedly.
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In context
32 He went in the ways of his father Asa, not turning away, but doing right in the eyes of the Lord.
33 The high places, however, were not taken away, and the hearts of the people were still not true to the God of their fathers.
34 Now as for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, they are recorded in the words of Jehu, the son of Hanani, which were put in the book of the kings of Israel.
35 After this Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, became friends with Ahaziah, king of Israel, who did much evil:
36 Together they made ships to go to Tarshish, building them in Ezion-geber.
37 Then the word of Eliezer the prophet, the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah, came against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because you have let yourself be joined with Ahaziah, the Lord has sent destruction on your works. And the ships were broken and were not able to go to Tarshish.
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