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Texts -- 1 Kings 22:49-53 (NET)

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22:49 Then Ahaziah son of Ahab said to Jehoshaphat , “Let my sailors join yours in the fleet ,” but Jehoshaphat refused . 22:50 Jehoshaphat passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the city of his ancestor David . His son Jehoram replaced him as king .
Ahaziah’s Reign over Israel
22:51 In the seventeenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah , Ahab’s son Ahaziah became king over Israel in Samaria . He ruled for two years over Israel . 22:52 He did evil in the sight of the Lord and followed in the footsteps of his father and mother ; like Jeroboam son of Nebat , he encouraged Israel to sin . 22:53 He worshiped and bowed down to Baal , angering the Lord God of Israel just as his father had done .

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