2 Chronicles 20:35

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“Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly.”

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BSBPD

“Later, Jehoshaphat king of Judah made an alliance with Ahaziah king of Israel, who acted wickedly.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, who did very wickedly:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel; the same did very wickedly:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And after this hath Jehoshaphat king of Judah joined himself with Ahaziah king of Israel, (he did wickedly in <FI>so<Fi> doing),”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Chronicles 20:35 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 22:48Jehoshaphat built ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they never set sail, because they were wrecked at Ezion-geber.
  2. 1 Kings 22:53Ahaziah served and worshiped Baal, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger, just as his father had done.
  3. 2 Kings 1:2Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 18:1Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.
  5. 2 Chronicles 21:6And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.

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