The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from King James Bible: CH2 17:2 And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and
set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which
Asa his father had taken.
CH2 17:3 And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the
first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;
CH2 17:4 But sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in his
commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
CH2 17:5 Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all
Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in
abundance.
CH2 17:6 And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover
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