24. When the Judean army reached a tower that was in the desert, they looked towards the enemy and saw that they were all lying on the ground, dead. Not one had escaped.
25. Jehoshaphat and his troops moved in to take the loot, and they found many cattle, supplies, clothing, and other valuable objects. They spent three days gathering the loot, but there was so much that they could not take everything.
26. On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah and praised the Lord for all he had done. That is why the valley is called “Beracah”.
27. Jehoshaphat led his troops back to Jerusalem in triumph, because the Lord had defeated their enemies.
28. When they reached the city, they marched to the Temple, to the music of harps and trumpets.
29. Every nation that heard how the Lord had defeated Israel's enemies was terrified,
30. so Jehoshaphat ruled in peace, and God gave him security on every side.
31. Jehoshaphat had become king of Judah at the age of 35 and had ruled in Jerusalem for 25 years. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.
32. Like his father Asa before him, he did what was right in the sight of the Lord;
33. but the pagan places of worship were not destroyed. The people still did not turn wholeheartedly to the worship of the God of their ancestors.
34. Everything else that Jehoshaphat did, from the beginning of his reign to its end, is recorded in The History of Jehu Son of Hanani, which is a part of The History of the Kings of Israel.
35. At one time King Jehoshaphat of Judah made an alliance with King Ahaziah of Israel, who did many wicked things.
36. At the port of Eziongeber they built ocean-going ships.
37. But Eliezer son of Dodavahu, from the town of Mareshah, warned Jehoshaphat, “Because you have made an alliance with Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy what you have built.” And the ships were wrecked and never sailed.