2 Chronicles 20:35 (DRB)

Passage

After these things Josaphat king of Juda made friendship with Ochozias king of Israel, whose works were very wicked.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 20:33 But yet he took not away the high places, and the people had not yet turned their heart to the Lord the God of their fathers.

2 Chronicles 20:34 But the rest of the acts of Josaphat, first and last, are written in the words of Jehu the son of Hanani, which he digested into the books of the kings of Israel.

2 Chronicles 20:35 After these things Josaphat king of Juda made friendship with Ochozias king of Israel, whose works were very wicked.

2 Chronicles 20:36 And he was partner with him in making ships, to go to Tharsis: and they made the ships in Asiongaber.

2 Chronicles 20:37 And Eliezer the son of Dodau of Maresa prophesied to Josaphat, saying: Because thou hast made a league with Ochozias, the Lord hath destroyed thy works, and the ships are broken, and they could not go to Tharsis.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "after", "things", "josaphat", "king", "juda", "friendship", and "ochozias". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "after" and "things", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "But the rest of the acts of..." into verse 36's "And he was partner with him in...", so "after" and "things" 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 "after" and "things" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.