1. Asa’s son Jehoshaphat became the new king after him. Jehoshaphat made Judah strong so that they could fight against Israel.
2. He put groups of soldiers in all the towns of Judah that were made into fortresses. He built fortresses in Judah and in the towns of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
3. The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because in his young life he did the good things his ancestor David did. Jehoshaphat did not follow the Baal idols.
4. He looked for the God his ancestors followed. He followed God’s commands and did not live the same way the Israelites lived.
5. The Lord made Jehoshaphat a strong king over Judah. All the people of Judah brought gifts to Jehoshaphat. So he had much wealth and honor.
6. His heart found pleasure in the ways of the Lord. He removed the high places and the Asherah poles from the country of Judah.