2 Chronicles 20:31 (YLT)

Passage

And Jehoshaphat reigneth over Judah, a son of thirty and five years in his reigning, and twenty and five years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother <FI>is<Fi> Azubah daughter of Shilhi.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 20:29 And there is a fear of God on all kingdoms of the lands in their hearing that Jehovah hath fought with the enemies of Israel,

2 Chronicles 20:30 and the kingdom of Jehoshaphat is quiet, and his God giveth rest to him round about.

2 Chronicles 20:31 And Jehoshaphat reigneth over Judah, a son of thirty and five years in his reigning, and twenty and five years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother <FI>is<Fi> Azubah daughter of Shilhi.

2 Chronicles 20:32 And he walketh in the way of his father Asa, and hath not turned aside from it, to do that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah.

2 Chronicles 20:33 Only, the high places have not turned aside, and still the people have not prepared their heart for the God of their fathers.

Study Lenses

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

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