1 His son Jehoshaphat became king in his place and strengthened himself against Israel.
2 He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
3 Now the Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the former ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals
4 but sought the God of his father and walked by His commands, not according to the practices of Israel.
5 So the Lord established the kingdom in his hand. Then all Judah brought him tribute, and he had riches and honor in abundance.
6 His mind rejoiced in the Lord’s ways, and he again removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.