Jehoshaphat now was faced with a possible invasion from the Moabites and Ammonites which made up a vast army. So he did what was right, consulted God as to what to do and proclaimed a fast for all Judah. Then before the general assembly of Judah King Jehoshaphat cried out to God in his distress beseeching him to hear them and save them. Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel and he told the people not to be afraid of the vast army because 'the battle is not yours but is the Lord's!' He told Judah to face the enemy the following day and he would be with them. So Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and praise him for the splendour of his holiness saying: 'Give thanks to the Lord, for his love endures forever'. As they began to sing and praise, the Lord set ambushes against the invaders and they panicked into fighting and killing each other! When the men of Judah looked at the enemy all they saw were dead bodies. They then proceeded to retrieve the plunder which took them 3 days to do, and everyone returned joyful to Jerusalem where they praised God in the temple.
So Jehoshaphat came to the end of his 25-year reign at the age of 60 and he had largely done what was right in the eyes of the Lord. However before he died Jehoshaphat made an alliance with king Ahaziah of Israel whose ways were wicked. They made a trading fleet of ships together but God caused them to be wrecked before they set sail because of the alliance with wickedness.
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