26. On the fourth day they gathered in the Valley of Blessing, which got its name that day because the people praised and thanked the lord there. It is still called the Valley of Blessing today.
27. Then all the men returned to Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat leading them, overjoyed that the lord had given them victory over their enemies.
28. They marched into Jerusalem to the music of harps, lyres, and trumpets, and they proceeded to the Temple of the lord.
29. When all the surrounding kingdoms heard that the lord himself had fought against the enemies of Israel, the fear of God came over them.
30. So Jehoshaphat’s kingdom was at peace, for his God had given him rest on every side.
31. So Jehoshaphat ruled over the land of Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.
32. Jehoshaphat was a good king, following the ways of his father, Asa. He did what was pleasing in the lord’s sight.
33. During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people never fully committed themselves to follow the God of their ancestors.
34. The rest of the events of Jehoshaphat’s reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in The Record of Jehu Son of Hanani, which is included in The Book of the Kings of Israel.
35. Some time later King Jehoshaphat of Judah made an alliance with King Ahaziah of Israel, who was very wicked.
36. Together they built a fleet of trading ships at the port of Ezion-geber.
37. Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat. He said, “Because you have allied yourself with King Ahaziah, the lord will destroy your work.” So the ships met with disaster and never put out to sea.