1 Kings 22:43

New International Reader's Version

Jehoshaphat followed all the ways of his father Asa. He didn’t wander away from them. He did what was right in the sight of the Lord. But the high places weren’t removed. The people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense at them.

Cross References

1 Kings 14:23

Judah also set up for themselves high places for worship. They set up sacred stones. They set up poles used to worship the female god named Asherah. They did it on every high hill and under every green tree.

1 Kings 15:11

Asa did what was right in the sight of the Lord. That’s what King David had done.

1 Kings 15:14

Asa didn’t remove the high places from Israel. But he committed his whole life completely to the Lord.

1 Kings 15:5

David had done what was right in the sight of the Lord. He had kept all the Lord’s commands. He had obeyed them all the days of his life. But he hadn’t obeyed the Lord in the case of Uriah, the Hittite.

1 Kings 22:42

Jehoshaphat was 35 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 25 years. His mother’s name was Azubah. She was the daughter of Shilhi.

1 Kings 3:2

But the people continued to offer sacrifices at the high places where they worshiped. That’s because a temple hadn’t been built yet where the Lord would put his Name.

2 Kings 12:3

But the high places weren’t removed. The people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.

2 Kings 18:22

But suppose you say to me, ‘We are depending on the Lord our God.’ Didn’t Hezekiah remove your god’s high places and altars? Didn’t Hezekiah say to the people of Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship at the altar in Jerusalem’?

2 Chronicles 14:11

Then Asa called out to the Lord his God. He said, “Lord, there isn’t anyone like you. You help the weak against the strong. Lord our God, help us. We trust in you. In your name we have come out to fight against this huge army. Lord, you are our God. Don’t let mere human beings win the battle over you.”

2 Chronicles 15:17

Asa didn’t remove the high places from Israel. But he committed his whole life completely to the Lord.

2 Chronicles 15:8

Asa heard that prophecy. He paid attention to the words of Azariah the prophet, the son of Oded. So Asa became bolder than ever. He removed the statues of gods from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin. He also removed them from the towns he had captured in the hills of Ephraim. He did it because the Lord hated those gods. Asa repaired the altar of the Lord. It was in front of the porch of the Lord’s temple.

Psalm 101:3

I won’t look at anything that is evil and call it good. I hate the acts of people who aren’t faithful to you. I won’t have anything to do with those things.

Psalm 125:5

But the Lord will drive out those who have taken crooked paths. He will drive them out with those who do evil things. May Israel enjoy peace.

Psalm 40:4

Blessed is the person who trusts in the Lord. They don’t trust in proud people. Those proud people worship statues of gods.

Exodus 32:8

They have quickly turned away from what I commanded them. They have made themselves a metal statue of a god in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down and sacrificed to it. And they have said, ‘Israel, here is your god who brought you up out of Egypt.’

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son pays attention to what his father teaches him. But anyone who makes fun of others doesn’t listen to warnings.

Proverbs 4:27

Don’t turn to the right or left. Keep your feet from the path of evil.