41Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.42Jehoshaphat was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem; his mother's name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.43He walked in all the way of Asa his father; he did not turn aside from it to do what was right in the eyes of the LORD. Yet the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.44Jehoshaphat made an alliance with the king of Israel.45Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, his might, and what he did and how he fought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?46The remnant of the male cult prostitutes who remained from the days of Asa his father he removed from the land.47There was no king in Edom; a deputy stood as king.48Jehoshaphat made ten ships of Tarshish to go to Ophir for gold, but they did not go, because the ships were broken at Ezion-geber.49Then Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat, "Let my servants go with your servants in the ships"; but Jehoshaphat was not willing.50Jehoshaphat lay down with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father; and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.