2 Chronicles 20:31 (LSB)

Passage

Thus Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 20:29 And the dread of God was on all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that Yahweh had fought against the enemies of Israel.

2 Chronicles 20:30 So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around.

2 Chronicles 20:31 Thus Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

2 Chronicles 20:32 And he walked in the way of his father Asa and did not turn away from it, doing what is right in the sight of Yahweh.

2 Chronicles 20:33 The high places, however, were not taken away; the people had not yet set their hearts to the God of their fathers.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 30's "So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was quiet..." into verse 32's "And he walked in the way of...", so "thus" and "jehoshaphat" 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 "thus" and "jehoshaphat" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.