2 Chronicles 20:35 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

After this, King Jehoshaphat of Judah partnered with King Ahaziah of Israel, who was very wicked.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse shows King Jehoshaphat making the mistake of forming an alliance with a wicked king from Israel.

📚 Historical Context

This occurred around 853-852 BC when Jehoshaphat, generally a godly king of Judah, made a partnership with Ahaziah, king of the northern kingdom of Israel. The two kingdoms had been divided since Solomon's death, with Israel often falling into idolatry and wickedness. Despite Jehoshaphat's previous faithfulness to God, he chose to align himself with this ungodly ruler.

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2 Chronicles 20:37

Then Eliezer, the son of Dodavah from Mareshah, spoke God's message against Jehoshaphat, saying, 'Because you partnered with Ahaziah, the Lord has destroyed your plans.' And the ships were wrecked, so they couldn't sail to Tarshish.

2 Chronicles 20:36

And he partnered with him to build ships that would sail to Tarshish, and they built these ships in Ezion Gaber.

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