The Edomites had again invaded and defeated Judah and carried off captives.

Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in Shechem to make Rehoboam king.

Later the Moabites and Ammonites, along with some of the Meunites, attacked Jehoshaphat.

The people of Judah assembled to ask for the Lord’s help; they came from all the cities of Judah to ask for the Lord’s help.

After Jehoiada died, the officials of Judah visited the king and declared their loyalty to him. The king listened to their advice.

Those among all the Israelite tribes who were determined to worship the Lord God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord God of their ancestors.

He had 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and an innumerable number of soldiers who accompanied him from Egypt, including Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.

Whenever the king visited the Lord’s temple, the royal guards carried them and then brought them back to the guardroom.

Even though the invading Syrian army was relatively weak, the Lord handed over to them Judah’s very large army, for the people of Judah had abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors. The Syrians gave Joash what he deserved.

On the first day of the first month they began consecrating; by the eighth day of the month they reached the porch of the Lord’s temple. For eight more days they consecrated the Lord’s temple. On the sixteenth day of the first month they were finished.