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2 Chronicles 17:3

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Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and didn't seek the Baals,

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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 the capital of Judah, where the temple centered covenant worship and David’s royal line ruled. In this passage, Jehoshaphat’s faithfulness is measured against the earlier ways of David’s house, whose kingdom was established from Jerusalem under the Lord’s favor.

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2 Chronicles 17:3 mentions Jerusalem.

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