At that time those who feared the Lord spoke to one another. The Lord took notice and listened. So a book of remembrance was written before him for those who feared the Lord and had high regard for his name.
The young men who had grown up with him told him, ‘This is what you should say to this people who said to you, “Your father made our yoke heavy, but you, make it lighter on us! ” This is what you should tell them: “My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!
Then Jehu son of the seer Hanani went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, ‘Do you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Because of this, the Lord’s wrath is on you.
So he asked Jehoshaphat, ‘Will you go with me to fight Ramoth-gilead? ’ Jehoshaphat replied to the king of Israel, ‘I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.’
When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they shouted, ‘He must be the king of Israel! ’ So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out.