35. The battle raged throughout that day, and the king was propped up in his chariot facing the Arameans. He died that evening, and blood from his wound flowed into the bottom of the chariot.
36. Then the cry rang out in the army as the sun set, declaring:Each man to his own city,and each man to his own land!
37. So the king died and was brought to Samaria. They buried the king in Samaria.
38. Then someone washed the chariot at the pool of Samaria. The dogs licked up his blood, and the prostitutes bathed in it, according to the word of the Lord that He had spoken.
39. The rest of the events of Ahab’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, including the ivory palace he built, and all the cities he built, are written in the Historical Record of Israel’s Kings.
40. Ahab rested with his fathers, and his son Ahaziah became king in his place.
41. Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Israel’s King Ahab.
42. Jehoshaphat was 35 years old when he became king; he reigned 25 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
43. He walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them but did what was right in the Lord’s sight. However, the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.
44. Jehoshaphat also made peace with the king of Israel.