Jehoshaphat rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of David

 1 Kings 22:41-53

Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi. In everything he followed the ways of his father Asa and did not stray from them; he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. The high places, however, were not removed, and the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there. Jehoshaphat was also at peace with the king of Israel.

He rid the land of the rest of the male shrine prostitutes who remained there even after the reign of his father Asa. There was then no king in Edom; a provincial governor ruled.

Then Jehoshaphat rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of David his father. And Jehoram his son succeeded him as king.

Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, because he followed the ways of his father and mother and of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin. He served and worshiped Baal and aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of Israel, just as his father had done.

Jehoshaphat is a good king. He reigns for 25 years.

The strong north winds may have blown the fleet onto the rocks.

Why?

Jehoshaphat is a good king in Judah, he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. But Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel and did evil in the eyes of the Lord, he followed the ways of his father and mother. So he reigned over Isreal for two years.

Here the writer defines good kings or bad kings according to their behavior following the way of the Lord or not. For Israel and Judah are the nations given by the Lord. They are the people of the Lord, so God will judge them and punish them for they are children of the Lord. And there is much love and grace from the Lord!

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約沙法信仰與宗教改革：敬畏神，除孌童但是丘壇沒有廢去！與北國結盟！

丘壇已經深植社會，不易除去，怕影響政權，時間久了影響愈來愈大！丘壇是圖自己方便，方便敬拜神的做法，屬於世俗的東西。以致後來引進巴力的敬拜。

約沙法居然和與耶和華為敵的人（亞哈、耶洗別）結盟，神不喜悅！所以後來神破壞他造的船！以為有造船及航海技術就可以重新掌握貿易。所羅門主要原因是因為敬畏神，所以國家強盛！

不是依靠勢力、才能，而是依靠萬軍之耶和華。

我們跟從主就要把世俗的東西捨乾淨，不要微小的東西沒有關係，漸漸會影響增大，以致最後會完全失去主的恩典！

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How?

To be a son of the Lord, the Father will train his sons to walk on the right way for the Love.