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2 Chronicles 17:10

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The fear of Yahweh fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.

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The Kingdoms of Israel and JudahThe divided monarchy, showing the northern kingdom of Israel and the southern kingdom of Judah.

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Jerusalem was Judah’s capital and the site of the temple, the center of covenant worship under the Davidic kings. In Jehoshaphat’s day, fear of the Lord fell on the surrounding kingdoms, helping secure Judah and its Jerusalem-based rule.

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2 Chronicles 17:10 mentions Jerusalem.

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