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Instead, he sought the God of his father, and unlike Israel, he followed God’s commandments. The Lord gave him firm control over the kingdom, and all Judah brought Jehoshaphat tribute, so that he had abundant riches and honor. Jehoshaphat took pride in the Lord’s ways and again removed the shrines and the sacred poles[a] from Judah.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 17:6 Heb asherim, perhaps objects devoted to the goddess Asherah

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