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Jehoshaphat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (523 words) |
 | Jehoshaphat spent his first regnal years fortifying his kingdom against Israel (2 Chronicles 17:1, 2), and destroying the idols of Baal in the land (1 Kings 22:43). |
| So it was, for they quarrelled among themselves, and slew one another, leaving to the people of Judah only to gather the rich spoils of the slain. |
| This was recognized as a great deliverance wrought for them by God (890 BC). |
| Encyclopedia4U - Kingdom of Judah - Encyclopedia Article (776 words) |
| For about another century and a half Judah had a somewhat checkered existence after the termination of the kingdom of Israel till its final overthrow in the destruction of the temple (586 BC) by Nebuzar-adan, who was captain of Nebuchadnezzar's body-guard (2 Kings 25:8-21). |
| In the first regnal year of Joash (836/798 BC) the High priest of Baal, Mattan was killed (2 Chronicles 24: 17). |
| In the second rebellion in 586 BC Jerusalem was taken, the temple burnt, the king taken and Judah utterly lost its independence to Nebuchadnezzar II. |
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