2 Chronicles 20:31 (ASV)

Passage

And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem: and his mother`s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 20:29 And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of the countries, when they heard that Jehovah fought against the enemies of Israel.

2 Chronicles 20:30 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet; for his God gave him rest round about.

2 Chronicles 20:31 And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem: and his mother`s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

2 Chronicles 20:32 And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah.

2 Chronicles 20:33 Howbeit the high places were not taken away; neither as yet had the people set their hearts unto the God of their fathers.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehoshaphat", "reigned", "over", "judah", "thirty", "five", "years", and "began". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehoshaphat" and "reigned", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet..." into verse 32's "And he walked in the way of...", so "jehoshaphat" and "reigned" belong inside that flow. In 2 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "jehoshaphat" and "reigned" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.