4. Rather, he sought the God of his father and walked in his commands, and not the practices of Israel.
5. Through him, the Lord made the kingdom secure, and all Judah gave Jehoshaphat gifts, so that great wealth and glory was his.
6. Thus he was encouraged to follow the Lord’s ways, and once again he removed the high places and the asherahs from Judah.
7. In the third year of his reign he sent his officials, Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.
8. With them he sent the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, and Tobijah, together with Elishama and Jehoram the priests.