So Jehoshaphat ruled over the land of Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reined in Jerusalem for twenty-five years. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.
Jehoshaphat was a good king, following the ways of his father, Asa. He did was was pleasing to the Lord’s sight. During his reign, however, he failed to remove all the pagan shrines, and the people never fully committed themselves to follwo the God of their ancestors.
The rest of the events of Jehoshaphat’s reign, from begging to end, are recorded in The Record of Jehu son of Hannai which is included in The Book of the Kings o Israel.
Some time later King Jehoshaphat of Judah made an alliance with King Ahaziah of Israel, who was very wicked. Together they built a fleet of trading ships at the port of Ezion-geber. Then Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied agains Jehoshaphat. He said, “Because you have allied yourself with King Ahaziah, the Lord will destroy your work” So the ships met with disaster and never put out to sea. (vv. 31-37, NLT)_