22:45 The rest of the events of Jehoshaphat’s reign, including his successes and military exploits, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Judah. 1 22:46 He removed from the land any male cultic prostitutes who had managed to survive the reign of his father Asa. 2 22:47 There was no king in Edom at this time; a governor ruled. 22:48 Jehoshaphat built a fleet of large merchant ships 3 to travel to Ophir for gold, but they never made the voyage because they were shipwrecked in Ezion Geber. 22:49 Then Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, “Let my sailors join yours in the fleet,” 4 but Jehoshaphat refused.
22:50 Jehoshaphat passed away 5 and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his ancestor 6 David. His son Jehoram replaced him as king.
22:51 In the seventeenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Ahaziah became king over Israel in Samaria. 7 He ruled for two years over Israel. 22:52 He did evil in the sight of 8 the Lord and followed in the footsteps 9 of his father and mother; like Jeroboam son of Nebat, he encouraged Israel to sin. 10 22:53 He worshiped and bowed down to Baal, 11 angering the Lord God of Israel just as his father had done. 12